Medication errors in chemotherapy preparation and administration: A survey conducted among oncology nurses in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorUlas A.
dc.contributor.authorSilay K.
dc.contributor.authorAkinci S.
dc.contributor.authorDede D.S.
dc.contributor.authorAkinci M.B.
dc.contributor.authorSendur M.A.N.
dc.contributor.authorCubukcu E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:58:31Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:58:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Medication errors in oncology may cause severe clinical problems due to low therapeutic indices and high toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents. We aimed to investigate unintentional medication errors and underlying factors during chemotherapy preparation and administration based on a systematic survey conducted to reflect oncology nurses experience. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in 18 adult chemotherapy units with volunteer participation of 206 nurses. A survey developed by primary investigators and medication errors (MAEs) defined preventable errors during prescription of medication, ordering, preparation or administration. The survey consisted of 4 parts: demographic features of nurses; workload of chemotherapy units; errors and their estimated monthly number during chemotherapy preparation and administration; and evaluation of the possible factors responsible from ME. The survey was conducted by face to face interview and data analyses were performed with descriptive statistics. Chi-square or Fisher exact tests were used for a comparative analysis of categorical data. Results: Some 83.4% of the 210 nurses reported one or more than one error during chemotherapy preparation and administration. Prescribing or ordering wrong doses by physicians (65.7%) and noncompliance with administration sequences during chemotherapy administration (50.5%) were the most common errors. The most common estimated average monthly error was not following the administration sequence of the chemotherapeutic agents (4.1 times/month, range 1-20). The most important underlying reasons for medication errors were heavy workload (49.7%) and insufficient number of staff (36.5%). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the probability of medication error is very high during chemotherapy preparation and administration, the most common involving prescribing and ordering errors. Further studies must address the strategies to minimize medication error in chemotherapy receiving patients, determine sufficient protective measures and establishing multistep control mechanisms.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.5.1699
dc.identifier.endpage1705en_US
dc.identifier.issn1513-7368
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25773812en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84928540582en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage1699en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.5.1699
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/23968
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Pacific Organization for Cancer Preventionen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Preventionen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectChemotherapeutic Drug Preparation/Administrationen_US
dc.subjectChemotherapyen_US
dc.subjectMedication Errorsen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.titleMedication errors in chemotherapy preparation and administration: A survey conducted among oncology nurses in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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