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Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-6 | Issue-12 | 490-500
Original Research Article
Strategies for Reporting Medication Errors in Hospitals; An Integrative Review
Zainab Habeeb Alabdallah, Ferdous Hussain Alalwan, Amal Metab Alotibi, Batool Ebraheem AlJaber, Bander Yousef Ali Almohanna
Published : Dec. 21, 2023
DOI : DOI: 10.36348/sjnhc.2023.v06i12.005
Abstract
Background: Despite focused efforts on error prevention, the incidence of medication errors (MEs) occurring in the health care system continues a concern. Patient harm can be diminished or prevented by adequate reporting processes that include identifying, analyzing, and correcting MEs on time. Both medication error prevention and reporting strategies are critical components in advancing patient safety. Methods: To analyze the strategies used by the Health Care Professionals (HCPs) to facilitate reporting medication errors in a health care setting, an integrative review of the literature, guided by Whittemore and Knafl's (2005) five-step process, was applied for the period between 2011-2021. With a comprehensive search conducted using PubMed, DSL, Google Scholar databases, nine articles only met our inclusion criteria which are, in the English language, performed by peers and full-text articles that answered the guiding questions included in this review. Result: The articles were analyzed in terms of objectives, methodological path, main results, and recommendations for improvement. The analysis reveals that MEs reporting strategies are varied either web-based, paper-based, or Technician Enhanced Administration of Medication (TEAM) model. Staff awareness and non-blame culture are influencing HCPs' ability to adopt the proper strategy for reporting MEs, understanding of HCPs' characteristics and organizational factors that influence error reporting can foster the development of effective strategies to report MEs and enable organizations to enhance patient safety.
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