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.

As we know investment in the Saudi stock market (TASI) is gaining popularity particularly since 2001 (Report of Aljazira Capital -2010), it is important to know the impact of different macro-economic variables on the returns of the Saudi stock market. In this regard along with an extensive literature review we also referred specific recent few important studies which considered the Saudi stock return as a dependent variable and other economic factors as the independent variables [Kalyanaraman and Al-Tuwajri (2014), Arouri and Rault (2010) and Onour (2008)]. This paper examines the three important factors influencing the returns in the Saudi Stock Exchange (TASI) based on the macroeconomic variables of Saudi Economy. The dependent variable taken here is the Saudi index that is TADAWUL All Stock Index (TASI) and the three independent variables considered for our study here are the Oil WTI, Saudi Exports and the PE Ratio. Correlation analysis revealed that Saudi Exports and the PE Ratio were found to be highly correlated with TASI at 1% level of significance whereas Oil WTI and TASI are significantly correlated at 5% level.Step-wise regression analysis of the data revealed that the multiple regression models is significant at 1% level and the variable PE Ratio was the most important determinant of TASI followed by Oil WTI and Saudi Exports. Further the three independent variables explain about 93% of variation in the TASI Last Price.

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