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The rapid increase in the number of smartphone users has raised concern about the negative psychosocial and physical effects of this use. A descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted to investigate the relationship between smartphone use, anxiety and insomnia among university students. A convenience sample of 404 students from one public university completed questionnaires with items from the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and the Insomnia Severity Index, with some demographic data. High smartphone addition scale score was significantly associated with higher anxiety and stress scores of the Depression Anxiety Stress scale, and higher insomnia severity index score. The findings support the importance of an intervention program to promote appropriate use of smartphones and to improve sleep and psychological symptoms such as stress and anxiety among university students.

Background Medication errors are detrimental to patient safety and the quality of hospital services. Purpose The purpose of the study was to compare registered nurses working in the small‐, medium‐, and large‐sized Jordanian hospitals' responses in terms of reported rate and cause of medication errors and their views on medication error reporting. Methods This was a cross‐sectional comparative design, with a total sample of 229 nurses working in different‐sized hospitals. Results The rates of reported medication errors were significantly different across hospitals representing 53.5% in small‐sized, 41.8% in medium‐sized, and 32.8% in large‐sized hospitals. No significant differences between hospitals regarding the nurses' reported causes of medication errors. Nurses' views were significantly different in all aspects of their reporting except in their failure to report (drug) error. Conclusions The hospital's size may associate with nurses' reporting rate and nurses' views on reporting such errors. There is an urgent need for more diligent systematic efforts to prevent, detect, and report medication errors. Collaboration with other health team members, including information technology members, will enhance the outcomes associated with medication administration. The findings of this study warranted further investigations.