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Medication error reporting in Ghana: A multicenter assessment of healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundMedication errors (MEs) remain a leading cause of preventable patient harm globally, with significant implications in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where reporting systems are not standardized. Understanding healthcare professionals'
Stephen Mensah Arhin, Isaac Tabiri Henneh, Kwasi Sobre Nkrumah, Ewura Seidu Yahaya, Phyllis Elsie Owusu Agyei, Meshack Antwi-Adjei, Martins Ekor   +6 more
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Enhancing medication error reporting through interprofessional education: analysis of Medwatch reporting accuracy and completion rates between teams and individuals [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Each year, the Food and Drug Administration receives over 2 million adverse event and medication error reports, which are likely underreported.
Aline H. Saad, Rehab Bondok, Farah Sayeg, Brian J. Barnes, Caitlin E. Rukat, Candice Garwood, Diane L. Levine   +6 more
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A retrospective study on prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of transcribing error: analysis of data from the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia [PDF]

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background Medication errors (MEs) represent avoidable harm that occurs within the healthcare system. While most MEs do not pose significant safety threats, some can result in severe harm, disability, or even death for patients.
Norazida Ab Rahman, Ee Vien Low, Fateha Kamaruddin, Asilah Che Ayub, Sue Chin Chong, Noridayu Tumiran, Norafidah Idris   +6 more
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Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture and Medication Error Reporting among Early- and Mid-Career Female Nurses in South Korea. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Reporting medication errors is crucial for improving quality of care and patient safety in acute care settings. To date, little is known about how reporting varies between early and mid-career nurses.
Jang SJ, Lee H, Son YJ.
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The description and causes of medication errors and the factors related to error reporting from the point of view of nursing students at Alborz university of medical sciences, Karaj, Iran [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background A significant problem in clinical nursing education that has a direct effect on patient safety is medication errors. Due to their restricted clinical experience, gaps in knowledge, and inadequate supervision, nursing students are especially ...
Fateme Behmaneshpour, Farzaneh Khoshakhlagh, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei   +2 more
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Improvement of medication error reporting: An applied motivation program in pediatric units. [PDF]

J Educ Health Promot, 2021
BACKGROUND: The rate of reporting medication errors is lower than the actual rate. The role of education, encouragement, and promotion of reporting culture can contribute to the increase of errors reporting.
Massah L, Mohammadi R, Namnabati M.
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Investigating the Usefulness of a New Electronic Error- Reporting System in Medical Error Management in the Shohadaye Haftom Tir Hospital in 2019-2020 [PDF]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2022
Introduction:Providing health services in medical centers is associated with risks and medical errors for recipients. In many cases, despite medical experts’ ethical and professional commitment to disclose errors, the error report among treatment staff ...
Shirin Nasrolahnejhad Tasouj, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Mehdi Nouri, Reza Mosaddegh, Samira Vaziri   +4 more
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Estimating Proportion and Barriers of Medication Error Reporting Among Nurses in Hail City, Saudi Arabia: Implications for Improving Patient Safety. [PDF]

J Multidiscip Healthc
Awatif M Alrasheeday,1 Sameer A Alkubati,2,3 Gamil G Alrubaiee,4,5 Talal A Alqalah,2 Bushra Alshammari,2 Saleh O Abdullah,3 Ahmed Loutfy6,7 1Nursing Administration Department, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Medical Surgical ...
Alrasheeday AM, Alkubati SA, Alrubaiee GG, Alqalah TA, Alshammari B, Abdullah SO, Loutfy A.   +6 more
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Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022
Background: Increased awareness among healthcare professionals regarding medication errors and the establishment of a medication error reporting system can significantly reduce the prevalence of medication errors.
Abdallah Damin Abukhalil, Nadine M. Amer, Lina Y. Musallam, Ni'meh Al-Shami   +3 more
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Medication Errors and its Contributing Factors among Midwives [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2016
Introduction: Medication errors are among the most serious health errors threatening patient safety in all countries, with major impacts on public health. Midwives as members of healthcare systems are prone to such errors.
Fatemeh zahra Karimi, Hossein Ebrahimipour, Elaheh Hooshmand, Roghayeh Bayrami, Maryam Pourshirazi, Maliheh Afiat, Habibollah Esmaili, Ali Vafaee Najar   +7 more
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