Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution
Objective: The administration of chemotherapy forms a major part of the clinical role of oncology nurses. When a mistake is made during chemotherapy administration, admitting and reporting the error timely could save the lives of cancer patients. The main objective of this study was to assess the pe...
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| description | Objective: The administration of chemotherapy forms a major part of the clinical role of oncology nurses. When a mistake is made during chemotherapy administration, admitting and reporting the error timely could save the lives of cancer patients. The main objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of oncology nurses about why chemotherapy administration errors are not reported. Methods: This is a descriptive study that surveyed a convenient sample of 128 oncology nurses currently practicing in the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The tool for data collection was a structured questionnaire that consisted of two sections. The first section was for the demographic data of participants and the second section consisted of questions constructed based on the Medication Administration Error (MAE) reporting survey developed by Wakefield and his team. Results: Findings showed that majority of the nurses (89.8%) have made at least one MAE in the course of their professional practice. Fear (mean = 3.63) and managerial response (mean = 2.87) were the two major barriers to MAE reporting perceived among oncology nurses. Conclusion: Critically analyzing why medication errors are not reported among oncology nurses is crucial to identifying strategic interventions that would promote reporting of all errors, especially those related to chemotherapy administration. It is therefore recommended that nurse managers and health care administrators should create a favorable atmosphere that does not only prevent medication errors but also supports nurses′ voluntary reporting of MAEs. Education, information and communication strategies should also be put in place to train nurses on the need to report, if possible prevent, all medication errors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0b0907580b04b8995f9b8766c80e8082023-08-02T07:58:49ZengElsevierAsia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing2347-56252015-01-0121263410.4103/2347-5625.152403Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institutionChinomso Ugochukwu NwozichiObjective: The administration of chemotherapy forms a major part of the clinical role of oncology nurses. When a mistake is made during chemotherapy administration, admitting and reporting the error timely could save the lives of cancer patients. The main objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of oncology nurses about why chemotherapy administration errors are not reported. Methods: This is a descriptive study that surveyed a convenient sample of 128 oncology nurses currently practicing in the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The tool for data collection was a structured questionnaire that consisted of two sections. The first section was for the demographic data of participants and the second section consisted of questions constructed based on the Medication Administration Error (MAE) reporting survey developed by Wakefield and his team. Results: Findings showed that majority of the nurses (89.8%) have made at least one MAE in the course of their professional practice. Fear (mean = 3.63) and managerial response (mean = 2.87) were the two major barriers to MAE reporting perceived among oncology nurses. Conclusion: Critically analyzing why medication errors are not reported among oncology nurses is crucial to identifying strategic interventions that would promote reporting of all errors, especially those related to chemotherapy administration. It is therefore recommended that nurse managers and health care administrators should create a favorable atmosphere that does not only prevent medication errors but also supports nurses′ voluntary reporting of MAEs. Education, information and communication strategies should also be put in place to train nurses on the need to report, if possible prevent, all medication errors.http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2015;volume=2;issue=1;spage=26;epage=34;aulast=NwozichiChemotherapy administration errorcanceroncology nurse |
| spellingShingle | Chinomso Ugochukwu Nwozichi Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing Chemotherapy administration error cancer oncology nurse |
| title | Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution |
| title_full | Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution |
| title_fullStr | Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution |
| title_short | Why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported? Perceptions of oncology nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution |
| title_sort | why are chemotherapy administration errors not reported perceptions of oncology nurses in a nigerian tertiary health institution |
| topic | Chemotherapy administration error cancer oncology nurse |
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