2020
DOI: 10.26719/emhj.19.050
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Prevalence of non-reporting of hospital medical errors in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract: Background: Medical errors frequently occur in healthcare facilities, jeopardizing patient safety and increasing associated costs. Aims: This cross-sectional investigation examined the rates of and reasons for non-reporting of medical errors at Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. 1 / 12 WHO EMRO | Prevalence of non-reporting of hospital medical errors in the Islamic Republic of Iran Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were completed by 283 staff members, including physicians, nurses and m… Show more

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“…Previous studies congruently found fear of legal consequences to be the top reason for nonreporting MEs among nurses 10,14,21,22 in addition to lack of time, and lack of information and training regarding when and how to use incident reports. 22 Predictors of perceived prevalence of ME included being a bedside nurse and having higher experience.…”
Section: Predictors Of Mesmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Previous studies congruently found fear of legal consequences to be the top reason for nonreporting MEs among nurses 10,14,21,22 in addition to lack of time, and lack of information and training regarding when and how to use incident reports. 22 Predictors of perceived prevalence of ME included being a bedside nurse and having higher experience.…”
Section: Predictors Of Mesmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…In comparison to those with only a diploma in nursing, participants with higher educational qualifications (Bachelor of Science Nursing or Master of Science nursing) were less prone to fear, reporting effort, administrative responses, and disagreement over errors defined by the management [14]. Nurses with higher education are more aware of the need of reporting medication errors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…[4,8,26,15]. Many studies have supported the influence of fear as a key factor in the nonreporting of medication errors [27,13,14]. In contrast, a survey of pharmacists shows that fear of being blamed was the least reason for reporting medication errors [18].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Another barrier was the concern that reporting errors was associated with legal issued and concern about being criticized by the supervisor and colleagues (Askarian et al, 2020). Other research found a lack of professionalism as well as resources and staff as the barrier to reporting (Boussat et al, 2018).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%