Mary Ryder, Freda Browne
Changing the delivery of continuing professional education: An action research approach
Nurse education today
medication administration errors significantly impact patient safety potentially leading severe harm fatality reporting errors active systems improves medication administration thereby enhancing patient safety quality care however context saudi arabia little understood causes medication administration errors obstacles hindering reporting study aimed explore nurses perceptions causes medication administration errors barriers reporting study employed qualitative descriptive design conducting facetoface semistructured interviews 43 nurses three hospitals taif governorate saudi arabia october november 2023 purposive sampling used recruit participants thematic analysis utilized data analysis following themes emerged regarding causes medication administration errors order deficiencies high workloads staff shortages malpractice regarding barriers reporting errors emerging themes fear punishment lack support lack knowledge awareness reporting lack feedback study reveals nurses perceptions causes medication administration errors barriers reporting recognizing addressing causes barriers essential patient safety improvement healthcare environment efforts directed toward implementing interventions address high workloads enhance staff education awareness promote workplace culture conducive reporting errors without fear repercussions additionally supportive mechanisms feedback systems resources professional development implemented empower nurses actively participate error reporting contribute continuous improvement medication administration practices