barriers and facilitators of voluntary medication errors reporting according to the nursing staff in india

Introduction: medication errors (mes) are common among nursing staff due to the fear or lack of knowledge and time in reporting mes.objective: this study aims to identify the barriers and facilitators of voluntary me reporting according to the nursing staff in india.materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 398 nurses of a hospital in india, working in three different shifts with various specialties, who were selected by a convenience sampling method. a validated questionnaire was used to collect data which was prepared in google forms. the chi-square test was used to determine whether there was any statistical difference among the responses.results: results showed that 87% of nurses were female and 13% were male. the majority were at an age range of 31–40 years (44.9%) and had good knowledge of mes and the reporting system in the hospital (96.2%). regarding the barriers, 29.9% (p<0.001) were a beginner in using the reporting system, while 70% had prior experience with the system; 85.4% (p=0.024) reported the lack of a relaxing working environment, 54.7% (p=0.031) reported burnout, 27.6% (p=0.0001) reported personnel problems, 21.6% (p<0.001) reported peer pressure and so on. receiving support and encouragement from the multi-disciplinary team (91.7%), receiving feedback for the reported mes that focuses on the system and not on the individuals (90.7%), professional encouragement for the reported mes (90.4%), and developing a “no-blame” culture (86.9%) were the facilitators of the voluntary me reporting by the nursing staffs (none of them were statistically significant). conclusion: although it is impractical to eliminate all mes, the engagement of nursing staff is essential in me reduction and prevention.