Medication Errors of Nursing Students of Medical Sciences and Islamic Azad Universities in Kerman Iran in ۲۰۱۲۲۰۱۳

Background & Objective: Medication errors is one of the most common medical errors a universal problem and serious threat to patient safety and in some cases can result in patient death Therefore understanding the different aspects of this problem can provide an opportunity to prevent and minimize this issue The purpose of this study was to explore medication errors among nursing students in Kerman city Iran   Methods: In this descriptive crosssectional study all nursing students in their ۷th and ۸th term (n = ۹۰) were recruited using census method in ۲۰۱۲۲۰۱۳ The data collection tool was a researchermade questionnaire including questions related to demographic data and medication errors The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were approved Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chisquare test in SPSS software   Results: The results showed that ۸۴۴% of students were female and ۶۶۳% of students had witnessed or discovered medication errors by other students In addition ۶۶۹۷% (n = ۶۰) of the students confirmed their medication errors (total of ۱۰۱ errors) Based on this the average of medication errors of the whole sample was ۱۱۲ The highest rate of error was related to intravenous injection (۶۸۳%) and the lowest to subcutaneous injection (۱۸%) The most prevalent types of medication errors were wrong dose (۴۱۷%) and infusion rate (۴۶۷%) There were no statistically significant relationships between medication errors and gender age marital status and work experience (P > ۰۰۵)   Conclusion: This study showed that the incidence rate of medication errors among nursing students is high Therefore this issue necessitates additional attention from the education system in order to provide patients with safe care services which is their inalienable right and obtain their satisfaction