Period prevalence and reporting rate of medication errors among nurses in Iran: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. (22nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matin, Behzad Karami; Hajizadeh, Mohammad; Nouri, Bijan; Rezaeian, Shahab; Mohammadi, Masoud; Rezaei, Satar
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing management. Volume 26:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 498
• Page End: 508
• Publication Date: 2018-01-22
• Subjects: hospitals -- Iran -- medication errors -- meta‐analysis -- nurses -- prevalence -- reporting rate; Nursing services -- Administration -- Periodicals; Nursing services -- Business management -- Periodicals; 610.73068
• DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12579
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-0429

Abstract

Abstract : Aims: To estimate the 1‐year period prevalence of medication errors and the reporting rate to nurse managers among nurses working in hospitals in Iran. Background: Medication errors are one of the main factors affecting the quality of hospital services and reducing patient safety in health care systems. Method: A literature search from Iranian and international scientific databases was developed to find relevant studies. Meta‐regression was used to identify which characteristics may have a confounding effect on the pooled prevalence estimates. Results: Based on the final 22 studies with 3556 samples, the overall estimated 1‐year period prevalence of medication errors and its reporting rate to nurse managers among nurses were 53% (95% confidence interval, 41%–60%) and 36% (95% confidence interval, 23%–50%), respectively. The meta‐regression analyses indicated that the sex (female/male) ratio was a statistically significant predictor of the prevalence of medication errors ( p < .05), but not of the prevalence of reporting medication errors to nurse managers. Conclusion: The period prevalence of medication errors among nurses working in hospitals was high in Iran, whereas its reporting rate to nurse managers was low. Implications for Nursing Management: Continuous training programmes are required to reduce and prevent medication errors among nursing staff and to improve the reporting rate to nurse managers in in Iran.