Factors Associated of Nurses' Shift Time on Medication Errors in Hospitalized Children

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This is a secondary data analysis study to determine the effect of nurses’ shift time on medication errors in hospitalised children. The Korean Patient Safety Reporting & Learning System (KOPS) reported from July 2016 to December 2020 was used, and the collected data were subjected to multinomial logistic regression analysis using R 4.2.0 version program. The results showed that the risk of medication errors according to nurses' shift time increased when the gender was male compared to female (OR=1.97, p=.042), the medical institution class was general hospital compared to senior general hospital(OR=2.92, p=.002). On the first shift, adverse events and red flag events increased when the time of discovery was less than 1 hour after the incident compared to immediately(OR=4.71, p=.003), and increased significantly when the time of discovery was more than 1 hour(OR=5.79, p=.001). Therefore, it is suggested that improved communication between healthcare workers, supplementation of nursing staff, and preparation of medication-related policies are necessary to prevent medication errors in hospitalised children.

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