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Nurses' experiences of drug administration errors.

Anne-Berit Schelbred¹, Randi Nord

¹Vestfold Hospital Trust, Toensberg, Norway. anne-berit.schelbred@siv.no

Journal of Advanced Nursing

|October 3, 2007

Summary

Nurses making serious medication errors experience significant personal and professional impact. Constructive strategies are needed to address underlying causes and support nurses post-error.

Area of Science:

Nursing Practice
Patient Safety
Healthcare Quality

Background:

Medication administration is a critical nursing duty.
Nurses face risks of serious errors due to workload and complex prescriptions.
The impact of medication errors on nurses is often overlooked in research.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore nurses' experiences with serious medication errors.
To understand the meaning nurses ascribe to these experiences.
To identify the support nurses received after errors.

Main Methods:

Explorative, descriptive study design.
10 in-depth interviews conducted with nurses.
Phenomenological analysis of interview transcripts.

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Serious medication errors profoundly affect nurses personally and professionally.
Social support significantly influences nurses' outcomes after errors.
Nurses expressed a willingness to share experiences, contingent on trust and confidence.
Nurses generally accepted accountability for their medication errors.

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