Medication Errors among Pharmacists and Nurses working at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016. A total of 42 pharmacists participated in the survey while a total of 270 Registered Nurses were selected from nurses working at the study centre using consecutive sampling method (n=312). Reliability coefficient was 0.84; Kruskal-Wallis test and T-Test were applied to test hypothesis at α = 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that about 33 (90.5%) of pharmacists and 178 (68.7%) of nurses were previously involved in Medication Errors (MEs). The extent of perceived barriers to reporting MEs varied among the respondents. Nevertheless, the most common perceived barriers noted among them was concern of being blamed if something happens to the patient due to the error (Pmean= 3.56 and Nmean= 4.09) and fear of reprimand by the hospital management (Pmean= 3.56 and Nmean= 4.11). There was significant difference between pharmacists and nurses in the rate of occurrence of medication errors (p=0.000) and there was significant difference between pharmacists and nurses in their perceived barriers to reporting medication errors (p=0.001).
Authors and Affiliations
Oluebubechukwu Amarachukwu Udi RN M. Sc, Pauline Ojinika Ezenduka RN PhD
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