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Abstract

Background and Aim: A key step to enhancing the safety of patients is recognizing the occurrence of medication errors and underlying factors. Thus, this study was performed with the aim of determining the extent of drug error and Consequent mental reactions from the perspective of emergency nurses.

Materials and Methods:  This study is a cross-sectional review that performed on all nurses working in emergency departments of Ardabil (N = 270).  Data were gathered using a medical Error Questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS Statistics v22. by descriptive statistics, e.g., mean, standard deviation, frequency, as well as analytical statistics, e.g., One-way analysis of variance, t-test, and Chi-square.

Results:  A total of 21.81% of hospital emergency nurses and 16.88% of pre-hospital emergency nurses reported medication errors at least once during the last six months. The mean medication error leading to injury per nurse in the hospital and pre-hospital emergency wards was 1.06 and 0.71, respectively. The most prevalent psychological reactions to medication errors were stress and fear.

Conclusion: Medication errors and consequent Psychological reactions are common among emergency nurses. Thus, continuous training courses, can play a crucial role in diminishing the rate of medication errors‎.