IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY ACTIONS IN THE PREVENTION OF MEDICATION ERRORS AMONG NURSES IN MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in control of the health care professional, patient or consumer. Kohn et al. (2010), believed that in as much as individual error occurs, team and system errors as well and of course error in medication will ensue. Kohn in his book “medication errors” mentioned that the five right of medication use (5RS) right time, right dose, right route, right patient and right drug of medication administration focuses on individual failure rather than system failure. This aim and purpose of this study is to investigate on the types and causes of medication error among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital Elele, Rivers State. It covers the research design, research setting, the population of the study, sample and sampling technique, instrument for data collection, validity of the instrument, reliability of the instrument, method of data collection and ethical consideration. This study has briefly summarizes the findings relationship with other studies/ literature review. It also focuses on implications of findings to nursing, limitations of the study, summary, conclusion and makes recommendations/suggestion for practice and further research