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  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Practice
  • Patient Safety

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  • Medication errors pose a significant risk in global healthcare.
  • Limited research exists on the influence of nursing unit structure on medication errors.

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  • To investigate the effects of nursing unit structural factors on medication error rates.
  • To identify specific structural elements that predict medication errors.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design.
  • Survey administered to 977 staff nurses and 62 head nurses.
  • Statistical analysis to determine the relationship between structural factors and medication error rates.

Main Results:

  • Professional autonomy (β = .53, p < .01), technology (β = .25, p < .01), and nursing experts (β = .52, p < .01) were significant predictors of medication error rates.
  • Structural factors demonstrably influence medication administration processes.
  • A mechanistic approach correlated with lower medication error rates.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing unit structure is a critical determinant of medication error rates.
  • Head nurses should implement strategies to adjust unit control mechanisms.
  • Enhancing professional autonomy, technology integration, and the presence of nursing experts may reduce medication errors.