Nurses relate the contributing factors involved in medication errors.

Fu-In Tang; Shuh-Jen Sheu; Shu Yu; Ien-Lan Wei; Ching-Huey Chen

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Nurses relate the contributing factors involved in medication errors.

March 21, 2007

Tang F-I, Sheu S-J, Yu S, et al. J Clin Nurs. 2007;16(3):447-57.

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The investigators conducted a focus group to elicit nurses' perceptions of what leads to nursing medication errors. They found that personal neglect, heavy workload, and new staff were the main factors.

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