Medication errors are NOT uncommon

Reasons for lack of reporting by nursing staff include confusion regarding the definition of drug errors and the appropriate action to take when they occurred, fear of disciplinary action, loss of clinical confidence and variation in managerial response. 3 Voluntary, non-punitive error reporting pro...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2001-08, Vol.85 (2), p.172-172
Main Authors: CALDWELL, NEIL A, HUGHES, DON K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human error
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Medical errors
Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data
Negligence
Organizational Culture
United Kingdom
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Summary:Reasons for lack of reporting by nursing staff include confusion regarding the definition of drug errors and the appropriate action to take when they occurred, fear of disciplinary action, loss of clinical confidence and variation in managerial response. 3 Voluntary, non-punitive error reporting programmes have been advocated as the most effective way to promote candid disclosure of medical error. 4 Unless we are aware of what errors occur, we cannot expect to implement an appropriate system fix. [...]the published evidence about medication error rates in paediatric settings is very limited especially in the context of a nationally funded, universal, health care system like the NHS.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.85.2.172c