Medication Administration Error Reporting and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Types of medication administration errors reported among nurses working in public hospitals of North Shoa Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 224).

Variables	Value	Frequency	Percentage
Wrong route	1–20	155	69.2
	21–30	43	19.2
	31–40	16	7.1
	41–50	7	3.1
	>50	3	1.3
Wrong time	1–20	126	56.3
	21–30	55	24.6
	31–40	21	9.4
	41–50	12	5.4
	>50	10	4.5
Wrong patient	1–20	167	74.6
	21–30	32	14.3
	31–40	14	6.3
	41–50	7	3.1
	>50	4	1.8
Wrong dose	1–20	99	44.2
	21–30	73	32.6
	31–40	25	11.2
	41–50	17	7.6
	>50	10	4.5
Wrong drug	1–20	162	72.3
	21–30	36	16.1
	31–40	15	6.7
	41–50	8	3.6
	>50	3	1.3
Medication is omitted	1–20	121	54.0
	21–30	52	23.2
	31–40	23	10.3
	41–50	15	6.7
	>50	13	5.8