Investigating the Frequency and Causes of Nursing Errors and their Relationship with Occupational Stress in Nurses of Sirjan Hospitals During the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
نویسندگان
1 Instructor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
2 Tayebe Ilaghi Nezhad Student Research Committee, School of Health and Religion, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
3 Tayebe Ilaghi Nezhad Student Research Committee, School of Health and Religion, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
4 Master of Nursing Lecturer, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
5 Department of Public Health, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
6 Student Research Committee, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
doi
10.34172/JHAD.92396چکیده
Background: During the outbreak of infectious diseases, the occurrence of numerous psychological reactions in nursing personnel islikely to increase, affecting their mental health. The present study aims to investigate the frequency and causes of nursing errors andtheir relationship with occupational stress in nurses of Sirjan hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2021, 301 nurses from Sirjan hospitals were included in thestudy as census. The individual and occupational characteristics information questionnaire, the Nursing Errors Questionnaire, and theOsipow’s Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 19.Results: According to the results of this study, 41.2% of nurses reported their occupational stress to be severe. Illegibility of thedoctor’s medication orders (46.8%), Giving the wrong medicine to the patient (46.2%) were the most common nursing errors.Based on the results, 68.4% of nurses reported the lack of nurses as the most common cause of nursing errors. Also, regarding therelationship between each part of the nursing error questions with the occupational stress mean scores, reading medication ordersincorrectly (P = 0.008) and sending the wrong blood sample (P = 0.002) had a significant relationship.Conclusion: Due to the high prevalence of occupational stress and nursing errors, nurses should work in a calm environment thatmakes appropriate nursing interventions possible and avoids ward overcrowding. Furthermore, nursing managers should act toprovide necessary standards, such as appropriate nurse-to-patient ratio and continuous training on infusing drugs
