Self-reported unsafe medication behaviour among clinical nurses in China: A nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Unsafe medication behaviour was the direct cause of medication error, while the current status of unsafe medication behaviour among Chinese clinical nurses remains uncertain. To investigate unsafe medication behaviour among Chinese nurses and to analyse its associated factors.

Design

A cross-sectional online study was conducted in 31 provinces and municipalities of mainland China.

Methods

The electronic self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from July-August 2020, including demographic information (age, gender, initial degree, ultimate education degree, hospital levels, unit nature, professional position, duty, departments, working years and working regions) and an adapted nurse unsafe medication behaviour scale measuring self-reported nurse unsa

SUBMITTER: Qin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature