MEDICATION ERRORS AWARENESS AMONG NURSES IN SAUDI ARABIA: SCOPING REVIEW
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Medication, Errors, Awareness, Nurses.
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Medication errors (MEs) constitute a serious risk to patient safety and are nevertheless common in healthcare settings, particularly in nursing practice. This scoping review looks at the factors that influence nurses' knowledge, attitudes, training, and reporting behaviors about MEs in Saudi Arabia, using findings from five empirical research published between 2022 and 2024. The analysis finds that, while nurses have remarkable understanding of MEs, considerable impediments to effective reporting and management procedures exist, including fear of penalties, insufficient training, and systemic challenges such as staffing shortages and heavy workloads. The study underlines the importance of comprehensive training interventions and supportive workplace environments that foster transparency and responsibility in error reporting. It closes by recommending that healthcare facilities improve nursing education, adopt strong error reporting methods, and foster a patient-safety culture. Addressing these issues is critical to improving medicine administration methods and attaining improved healthcare outcomes.
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