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Medication Administration Errors: A study of frequency and contributing factors among nurses working at tertiary care hospitals

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Badil Institute of Nursing, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Pawan Kumar Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Sajid Ali Benazir College of Nursing, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana, Pakistan
Hakim Shah Indus College of Nursing& Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Fayyaz Awan Sohail University, Jinnah College of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan
Raja Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency and contributing factors of medication administration errors among nurses in a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration: At Dr Ruth K M Pfau Civil Hospital and Dow University Hospital, Karachi, from the 1st January to 31st July 2018. Methodology: Hospital based study was carried out on 204 nurses from both gender who have at least one year working experience through a Pre-tested questionnaire. Data related to different relevant demographic characteristics of study participants and factors contributing to medication administration errors were assessed. Results: Among a total of 204 subjects studied, 52% of them were male and majority (82.3%) of them were below 35 years of age. The frequency of medication administration errors was found 81.9%. The variables which were found to have significantly associated with MAEs include Patients' gender (p-value=0.047) and working area i.e. wards of the nurses seemed to be statistically significant with medication administration errors (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Medication administration errors are prevalent having significant association with gender of the patients and working area (wards) of the nurses with medication administration errors.
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Page(s) 154-158
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Published Journal: Isra Medical Journal, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Year: 2020

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Keywords
Frequency, Medication, Contributing factors, Hospital., Administration errors
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