Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine frequency and type of medication errors (MEs), (2) to assess the number of MEs prevented by registered nurses, (3) to assess the consequences of ME for patients, and (4) to compare the number of MEs reported by a newly developed medication error self-re...
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| author | Kaspar Küng Thierry Carrel Brigitte Wittwer Sandra Engberg Natalie Zimmermann René Schwendimann |
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| description | The purpose of this study was (1) to determine frequency and type of medication errors (MEs), (2) to assess the number of MEs prevented by registered nurses, (3) to assess the consequences of ME for patients, and (4) to compare the number of MEs reported by a newly developed medication error self-reporting tool to the number reported by the traditional incident reporting system. We conducted a cross-sectional study on ME in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Bern University Hospital in Switzerland. Eligible registered nurses () involving in the medication process were included. Data on ME were collected using an investigator-developed medication error self reporting tool (MESRT) that asked about the occurrence and characteristics of ME. Registered nurses were instructed to complete a MESRT at the end of each shift even if there was no ME. All MESRTs were completed anonymously. During the one-month study period, a total of 987 MESRTs were returned. Of the 987 completed MESRTs, 288 (29%) indicated that there had been an ME. Registered nurses reported preventing 49 (5%) MEs. Overall, eight (2.8%) MEs had patient consequences. The high response rate suggests that this new method may be a very effective approach to detect, report, and describe ME in hospitals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2cd396166b284e1d8da6f7b80bab12972025-08-20T03:55:02ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372013-01-01201310.1155/2013/671820671820Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report MethodKaspar Küng0Thierry Carrel1Brigitte Wittwer2Sandra Engberg3Natalie Zimmermann4René Schwendimann5Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Bernoullistraß 28, 4056 Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstraß 1, 3000 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstraß 1, 3000 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 350 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USADepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstraß 1, 3000 Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Bernoullistraß 28, 4056 Basel, SwitzerlandThe purpose of this study was (1) to determine frequency and type of medication errors (MEs), (2) to assess the number of MEs prevented by registered nurses, (3) to assess the consequences of ME for patients, and (4) to compare the number of MEs reported by a newly developed medication error self-reporting tool to the number reported by the traditional incident reporting system. We conducted a cross-sectional study on ME in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Bern University Hospital in Switzerland. Eligible registered nurses () involving in the medication process were included. Data on ME were collected using an investigator-developed medication error self reporting tool (MESRT) that asked about the occurrence and characteristics of ME. Registered nurses were instructed to complete a MESRT at the end of each shift even if there was no ME. All MESRTs were completed anonymously. During the one-month study period, a total of 987 MESRTs were returned. Of the 987 completed MESRTs, 288 (29%) indicated that there had been an ME. Registered nurses reported preventing 49 (5%) MEs. Overall, eight (2.8%) MEs had patient consequences. The high response rate suggests that this new method may be a very effective approach to detect, report, and describe ME in hospitals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/671820 |
| spellingShingle | Kaspar Küng Thierry Carrel Brigitte Wittwer Sandra Engberg Natalie Zimmermann René Schwendimann Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method Nursing Research and Practice |
| title | Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method |
| title_full | Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method |
| title_fullStr | Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method |
| title_short | Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method |
| title_sort | medication errors in a swiss cardiovascular surgery department a cross sectional study based on a novel medication error report method |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/671820 |
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