Abstract

Background: Risk management program is essential for monitoring problems, policies and procedures, reporting systems and tracking adverse events. Aim: this study aimed to determine the effect on the risk management program on reporting of medication errors and learning from error in cardiac intensive care unit. Methods: This quasi-experiment al study was performed in 2017 on the staff of the CCU in Tehran hospitals that were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Data collected by three questionnaires that used after assessing the validity and reliability of them. Risk management committee meetings held according to Carol risk management model then after two months measured variables by means of the above scales and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Finding: After performing program, finding showed that there are significant difference in report medication errors than before (P<0.001), and the learning from error than before the intervention, respectively (P<0.003). Conclusion: Based on the findings, the implementation risk management program in hospitals can reduce medication errors; increase the learning of the error and error reporting.