Relationship between Work Environment Index, Patient Safety Culture and the Medication Errors between Iranian Nurses

Background and aim: One of the most important issues in the health systems, especially in medical centers, is the quality of care. The quality of care consists of elements in which patient safety is one of the most important. Nursing error, which is an unintentional error, affects the safety and quality of patient care. Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between patient safety culture, work environment index, and medication errors.Materials and method: This is a cross-sectional study in which ۳۰۰ nurses were enrolled by stratified proportional sampling. The standard questionnaires of patient safety culture, work environment index, and self-made medication error were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman tests using SPSS software version ۲۲.Results: The average score of nurse work environment, patient safety culture, and medication error, respectively, was ۷۴.۴۱±۱۵.۶, ۱۴۴.۹۴±۱۴.۸۲, and ۳۸.۹۶±۶.۰۴. A good relationship between physician and nurse, sufficient nurses, and good patient safety culture were directly related to reducing medication errors.Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the high level of patient safety culture and improving the work environment of nurses can reduce medication errors. Therefore, by holding classes, workshops, and briefing programs, health officials and hospitals should promote patient safety culture in hospitals, including physicians and nurses.

کلیدواژه ها:

Nurses ، Patient Safety Culture ، Patient ، Medication error ، Work Environment