When the 5 Rights Go Wrong: Medication Errors from the Nursing Perspective
Department
Sociology and Criminal Justice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2010
Abstract
This study describes nurses' perceptions about how and why medication errors occur and their personal experiences with medication errors. A survey was mailed to a random sample of registered nurses. Two hundred and two responded. Of those, 158 (78%) nurses admitted making medication errors and provided details about these errors. This study, by providing the perspective of frontline nurses, contributes to the body of knowledge on medication errors.
Journal Title
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Journal ISSN
1057-3631
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
240
Last Page
247
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181d5b948
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