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Namnabati Mahboobeh
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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Backgrand: The rate of reporting medication errors among nurses is lower than the actual rate. The role of education, encouragement, and promotion of reporting culture can contribute to the increase of errors reporting. This study was to investigate the effect of motivational system on reporting of medication errors in pediatric wards
Methods: A quasi-experimental study was done through 60 nurses working in pediatric wards of the selected hospital were selected using census sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on eight medication principles completed by the nurses before and after the intervention. The intervention in this study was a motivational program with two parts of training and positive reinforcement that was conducted in 2018 for four months. For data analysis, SPSS16 was used.
Results: After the intervention, the most prevalent medication error (60%) was in the principle of right medication (related to similar name. Furthermore, the mean score of nurses' medication error reporting increased significantly in all the principles after the intervention (P <0.05).
Conclusions: Motivational system increased reporting of medication errors in nurses. Therefore, the managers can improve medication care and the children safety through continuous training and encouragement in the hospitals.
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motivational system, reporting, medication errors, pediatric wards
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Namnabati Mahboobeh
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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Backgrand: The rate of reporting medication errors among nurses is lower than the actual rate. The role of education, encouragement, and promotion of reporting culture can contribute to the increase of errors reporting. This study was to investigate the effect of motivational system on reporting of medication errors in pediatric wards
Methods: A quasi-experimental study was done through 60 nurses working in pediatric wards of the selected hospital were selected using census sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on eight medication principles completed by the nurses before and after the intervention. The intervention in this study was a motivational program with two parts of training and positive reinforcement that was conducted in 2018 for four months. For data analysis, SPSS16 was used.
Results: After the intervention, the most prevalent medication error (60%) was in the principle of right medication (related to similar name. Furthermore, the mean score of nurses' medication error reporting increased significantly in all the principles after the intervention (P <0.05).
Conclusions: Motivational system increased reporting of medication errors in nurses. Therefore, the managers can improve medication care and the children safety through continuous training and encouragement in the hospitals.
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