Descriptive Study on Reported Medication Error among Nurses in Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Authors

  • Jenet Guan Chin Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Mary Tan Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Stephanie Yvonnesky Francis Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Siti Rahmah Idris Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Mary Padtong Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Kotulin Lotupas Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Maglen Ginsos Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Norizzati Cheng Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II
  • Phyllis Bridget Philip Nursing Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth II

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v14i.2317

Keywords:

medication error, safety practice, medication administration

Abstract

Introduction: Medication error is a global issue. Despite, the various impacts on health and non-health, continuous monitoring, assessment and intervention are required to reduce the number of medication error. Precise information on the root cause of medication error in Hospital Queen Elizabeth II, Kota Kinabalu will aid in the preventative measures to reduce medication error among nurses. Thus, this study aims to describe the incident of medication errors among nurses.

Published

2020-03-30

How to Cite

Guan Chin, J., Tan, M., Francis, S. Y., Idris, S. R., Padtong, M., Lotupas, K., Ginsos, M., Cheng, N., & Philip, P. B. (2020). Descriptive Study on Reported Medication Error among Nurses in Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 14, 7. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v14i.2317
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