Barriers to Reporting Medication Administration Errors among Nurses in an Accredited Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Journal Article

Mohammad, Ala’a . 2016

• نوع عمل المنشور: Journal Article
• رابط المنشور على الويب: British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade
• المجلة \ الصحيفة: British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade
• رقم العدد: 4
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 11
• الصفحات: 1-13

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Aims: The purpose of this study is to identify the main barriers in reporting Medication
Administration Errors (MAEs) among multicultural registered nurses in Saudi Arabia and also to
explore the relationship between the nurses’ demographic variables and their perception of reporting
MAEs.
Study Design: This study was based on a questionnaire survey.
Methodology: This is a cross sectional study, whereby responses were collected from 300 nurses
of King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Stratified sampling
of nurses was employed for selecting the samples to represent the nine specialized hospitals. The
data was collected by meeting the customers face to face. Every question was explained to
respondents so that nurses can understand the requirement of each barrier considered. The data
collected was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 21.
Results: Administrative response was the main perceived barrier to MAE reporting, followed by fear
barriers. The significant administrative barriers include emphasizing the MAE as measure of the
quality of nursing care provided, and focusing on the individual rather than looking at the systems as
a potential cause of the error. It is observed that nurses with bachelor degree and non-Saudis
exhibit higher perception levels of barriers in reporting MAE. However, other demographic factors
such as age, gender, experience and attending the training and orientation programs are not
significantly related to the overall barriers in reporting MAE.