The Factors Affecting the Refusal of Reporting on Medication Errors from the Nurses' Viewpoints: A Case Study in a Hospital in Iran
Table 2
The frequency (%), mean, and standard deviation of nurses' responses to the variables based on their importance in occurring medication errors from their viewpoints.
Factors
Variables
Scale
Mean ± SD F (%)
Mean ± SD total
Strongly agree F (%)
Agree F (%)
neutral F (%)
Disagree F (%)
Strongly disagree F (%)
Fear of the consequences of reporting
Fear of the impact of reporting of errors on the personnel's annual evaluation
13 (15.9%)
19 (23.2%)
8 (9.8%)
30 (36.6%)
12 (14.6%)
Fear of the impact of reporting of errors on their salary and benefits
10 (12.2%)
25 (30.5%)
11 (13.4%)
28 (34.1%)
8 (9.8%)
Fear of being blamed by nursing heads
6 (7.2%)
16 (19.3%)
7 (8.4%)
34 (41%)
20 (24.1%)
Fear of being blamed by doctors
9 (11%)
18 (22%)
7 (8.5%)
33 (40.2%)
15 (18.3%)
Fear of being blamed by colleagues
16 (9.8%)
31 (38.3%)
13 (16%)
16 (19.8%)
5 (6.2%)
Fear of producing side effects in patients
11 (13.8%)
14 (17.5%)
2 (2.5%)
29 (36.3%)
24 (30%)
Fear of being labeled as incompetent nurses and inadequacy
14 (17.1%)
17 (20.7%)
8 (8.9%)
32 (39%)
11 (13.4%)
Fear of colleagues' behavior
13 (15.9%)
27 (32.9%)
14 (17.1%)
19 (23.2%)
9 (11%)
Fear of expressing a negative attitude towards the nurse(s) making errors by the patient and his/her family
5 (6.2%)
17 (21%)
7 (8.6%)
39 (48.1%)
13 (16%)
Fear of judicial issues following reporting on medication errors
6 (7.4%)
11 (13.6%)
7 (8.6%)
36 (44.4%)
21 (25.9%)
Fear of informing colleagues working in other units and other facilities about one's medication error
4 (4.9%)
19 (23.5%)
8 (9.9%)
34 (42%)
16 (19.8%)
Managerial factors
Lack of receiving positive feedback from the nursing heads following to report on medication errors
4 (4.8%)
17 (20.5%)
10 (12%)
28 (33.7%)
24 (28.9%)
False beliefs in nursing heads and managers
5 (6%)
19 (22.9%)
12 (14.5%)
27 (32.5%)
20 (24.1%)
The heads' focus only on finding the culprits and blaming them, regardless of other factors involved in the occurrence of errors
5 (6%)
12 (14.5%)
12 (14.5%)
30 (36.1%)
24 (28.9%)
Disproportionate reactions of the heads to the error seriousness
4 (4.8%)
20 (24.1%)
2 (2.4%)
35 (42.2%)
22 (26.5%)
Disproportionate reactions of the heads to the error importance
3 (3.7%)
22 (27.2%)
9 (11.1)
25 (30.9)
22 (27.2%)
Factors related to the process of reporting
Not paying attention to the reporting on some medication errors
