Development of a medical error scale for nurses in Turkey

ÖZTÜRK H., KAHRİMAN İ.

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL, vol.26, no.5, pp.525-530, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.26719/emhj.19.025
  • Journal Name: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.525-530
  • Keywords: medical errors, nursing, patient safety, instrument validation, Turkey
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Medical errors can have an adverse effect on patients, health care providers and health care organizations. Determining the likelihood of such errors is important to implement appropriate and effective solutions to minimize errors.