Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of nurses with regard to medication errors.
Background: Medication errors result in a significant proportion of the deaths related to avoidable medical errors in hospitals.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Method: This study was conducted on 243 nurses working in two state hospitals in Turkey. Data collection was by means of a questionnaire developed by the researchers. Medication errors were explored in three areas: types of error, contributing factors and reporting of errors.
Result: Among the most frequent types of errors were administration of drugs not ordered by the doctor, administration of a drug prepared by someone else and administration of a drug to the wrong patient. Contributing factors for medication errors included 'having to write an order in place of the physician', and 'an oral request being given in a non-urgent situation'.
Conclusion: These results show the need for a multi-disciplinary approach in the prevention of errors.
Implications For Nursing Management: Hospital administrations should maintain adequate staffing levels. Improving medication error reporting is also imperative in order to enable nurses to document all errors and potential errors as adverse events.
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