Sizwe Zondo
The cognitive remediation of attention in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND): A meta-analysis and systematic review
F1000Research
medication errors categorized among common medical errors may lead irreparable damages patients impose huge costs health system correct understanding prevalence medication errors factors affecting occurrence indispensable prevent errors purpose study investigate prevalence types medication errors among nurses hospital northeastern iran present descriptiveanalytical research conducted 147 medical records patients admitted department internal medicine hospital northeastern iran 2019 selected systematic sampling data collected researchermade checklist containing demographic profiles nurses number doctors orders number medication errors type medication error finally analyzed using stata version 11 software significance level 005 based findings study mean prevalence medication error per medical case 242 giving nonprescription medicine 478 highest using wrong form drug 39 lowest medication error addition statistically significant relationship medication error age gender marital status nurses p 005 prevalence medication error corporate nurses 176 times higher nurses permanent employment status irr 176 p 0009 prevalence medication error morning shift irr 065 p 0001 evening shift irr 069 p 0011 significantly lower night shift estimating prevalence types medication errors identified risk factors allows targeted interventions according findings study training nurses adopting evidencebased care approach creating interaction coordination nurses pharmacists hospital play effective role reducing medication error nurses however research needed evaluate effectiveness interventions reduce prevalence medication errors