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Medication errors among registered nurses in Jordan by Alrabadi, Nasr; Haddad, Rabia; Haddad, Razan; Shawagfeh, Shaima; Mukatash, Tareq; Alârabadi, Daher; Abuhammad, Sawsan is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Objectives Medication error (ME) is like a venom dispersing in clinical practice, particularly the process of drugs’ administration. Nurses, as the direct drug administrators, are in critical defense lines to prevent its occurrence. Therefore, our aims were to explore nurses’ understanding, perception, attitude and prevalence of MEs and thereafter defining the main factors associated with its occurrence and needed for designing proper policies for its sufficient prevention. ## Methods Self-reported questionnaires were obtained from 156 nurses distributed almost equally between the 3 major teaching hospitals in Jordan. The questionnaires aimed at measuring their understanding, attitudes, and the prevalence of MEs. ## Key findings The majority of respondents were males (51.3%), young (25–34, 75%), hold a BSc degree (84.6%). Most of their experiences were less than 5 years (67.3%). The level of understanding of the definition, associated factors, and the consequences of ME was acceptable between registered nurses in Jordanian teaching hospitals. Nurses who had the lowest experience (0–5 years) were the highest in committing MEs (P-value = 0.006). Otherwise, gender, age,

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Author

Alrabadi, Nasr; Haddad, Rabia; Haddad, Razan; Shawagfeh, Shaima; Mukatash, Tareq; Alârabadi, Daher; Abuhammad, Sawsan

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); John Wiley and Sons Ltd; Wiley; Royal Pharmaceutical Society; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 1759-8885)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)