Abstract

This paper evaluates senior nursing students' knowledge and attitudes of medication errors and reporting errors. This study was conducted to evaluate a need for improvements to nursing education on these two concepts. This mixed method study was conducted using a modified version of the Medication Administration Error Reporting Survey by Wakefield, Uden-Holman, and Wakefield (2005) and focus group sessions at four nursing programs in the Southern United States. Medication errors continue to be a threat to patient safety and underreporting exists due to the stigma surrounding admitting a mistake. Evaluating nursing students' knowledge and attitudes on these concepts is a crucial step in evaluating their readiness to administer medications. This study found that nursing students lack knowledge of the definition of a medication error, types, and causes. This study also found that students do not know how to report medication errors. This study validated the need for a change to nursing education and a culture change encouraging reporting errors.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13878530; ProQuest document ID: 2235984058. The author still retains copyright.||Tool(s) Used: The Medication Administration Error Reporting Survey

Author Details

Tabatha D. Teal, PhD, MSN, BSN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Medication Errors, Reporting Errors, Patient Safety, Nursing Students, Nursing Education

Advisor

William McComas

Second Advisor

Anna Jarrett

Third Advisor

Susan Patton

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Arkansas

Degree Year

2019

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-21

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