Factors contributing to medication errors: A literature review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 496-504

  O'Shea, Ellen ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contributory factors; Definition; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033187306     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00284.x     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Allen E.L. & Barker K.N. (1990) Fundamentals of medication error research. American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 47(3), 555-571.
2. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP): Council on Clinical Affairs (1982) ASHP standard definition of a medication error. American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 3(2), 321.
3. Baker H. & Napthine R. (1994) Nurses and medication part 6: ritual and workloads = medication errors. Australian Journal of Nursing 2(5), 34-36.
4. Bayne T. & Bindler R. (1988) Medication calculation skills of registered nurses. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 19(6), 258-262.
5. Betz R. & Levy B. (1985) An interdisciplinary method of classifying and monitoring medication errors. American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 42(8), 1724-1732.