Devastatingly Human
An Analysis of Registered Nurses' Medication Error Accounts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4688775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda A Treiber (0000-0001-6836-0254, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA,, corresponding author), J Jones (0000-0002-9210-010X, Kennesaw State University), Jackie H Jones (Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1327-1342 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732310372228 |
| PMID | 20530406 |
| OpenAlex | W2105477090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 45 |
Despite many safeguards, nurses make the majority of medication administration errors. The purpose of our research was to investigate the perceived causes for such errors and to better understand how nurses deal with them. We performed an interpretive analysis of 158 accounts by nurses who made self-identified medication errors. We found common themes among these accounts. First, although nurses admitted responsibility for errors, they simultaneously identified a variety of external contributing factors. Second, nurses' accounts were often framed in terms of "being new," with the underlying background expectancy of inexperience. Third, emotionally devastating visceral responses to errors were common and often incongruent with error severity. Fourth, nurses had to deal with fear. Fifth, nurses voiced frustrations with technologies and regulations. Sixth, embedded within many of the accounts was a "lessons learned" theme, through which nurses developed "personal rules" as a result of an error. We conclude with suggestions for additional research
Expectancy theory · Human error · Life expectancy · Computer Science · Healthcare Quality and Management · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Safety and Medication Errors · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |