Medication Errors in Perioperative Nursing: A Scoping Review.
Aim: To map the current literature on the characteristics of nurse‐related medication errors in perioperative healthcare settings. Design: A scoping review. Methods: This scoping review used the five‐stage framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley (2005). The five stages are: (1) Identifying the Re...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 2921 - 2934 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jul2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=194235389&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 194235389 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09621067 LVDZ jtl: Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) issn: 09621067 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2026 vid: 35 iid: 7 pid: 52269 pub: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. artinfo: ui: 194235389 192142864 194235389 194235389 10.1111/jocn.70276 194235389 ppf: 2921 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Medication Errors in Perioperative Nursing: A Scoping Review. aug: au: Wickramasinghe, Chamila Latimer, Sharon Gillespie, Brigid M. affil: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast Queensland,, Australia sug: subj: Medication Errors Perioperative Nursing Nursing Staff, Hospital Human Scoping Review Medline Psycinfo Embase CINAHL Database Gray Literature Descriptive Statistics Overdose Interprofessional Relations Workload Burnout, Professional Communication Leadership Occupational Safety Organizational Culture Convenience Sample Confidence Intervals Checklists ab: Aim: To map the current literature on the characteristics of nurse‐related medication errors in perioperative healthcare settings. Design: A scoping review. Methods: This scoping review used the five‐stage framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley (2005). The five stages are: (1) Identifying the Research Question; (2) Identifying Relevant Studies; (3) Study Selection; (4) Charting the Data; and (5) Collating, Summarising, and Reporting the Results. Findings were synthesised using the PAGER framework. An Ishikawa diagram was used to illustrate contributing factors of nurse‐related medication errors. Data Sources: In October 2024, using key search terms, five databases (Scopus, EBSCO Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, OVID Embase, EBSCO Medline, EBSCO PsycInfo) and two grey literature platforms (opengrey, Policy commons) were searched. The articles were imported to the Covidence database from Endnote after removing duplicate literature. Selected article titles and abstracts, and subsequently full‐text articles, were screened by two trained reviewers based on a priori inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted from the included full‐text articles by one author, checked by another, and analysed descriptively. Results: Of the 967 articles identified through the searches, 7 full‐text articles were included. The incidence of nurse‐related medication errors in perioperative settings ranged from 6.4% to 33.7%, with errors including incorrect medication routes, missed or delayed doses, and miscommunication‐related overdoses. Contributing factors were multifaceted, involving workload pressures, communication failures, system flaws, and organisational influences such as leadership and safety culture. Conclusion: Medication errors in the perioperative setting pose a significant threat to patient safety yet remain underexplored compared to other healthcare contexts. A holistic approach incorporating human factors frameworks, improved communication, workload management, and leadership can help address the complex causes of these errors and guide targeted interventions to enhance perioperative safety and patient outcomes. Reporting Method: Scoping Reviews (PRISMA‐ScR) checklist. Patient or Public Contribution: No Patient or Public Contribution. Trial and Protocol Registration: Open science Framework Website. Registration DOI https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/EXT8C What Does This Paper Contribute to the Wider Global Community?: The findings highlight the incidence, characteristics, and contributing factors of nurse‐related medication errors in perioperative settings including communication breakdowns, environmental stressors, systemic flaws, leadership influences, and timing of medication administration.The application of a comprehensive human factors framework across perioperative phases can deepen the understanding of nurse‐related medication errors and support the implementation of targeted interventions aimed at improving medication safety and enhancing overall patient outcomes in the perioperative setting. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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