Needle-Stick and Medication Errors in Emergency Nurses are Due to their Job Stresses? A Descriptive Study in Kermanshah Hospitals, Iran

Prevention of medication errors could reduce healthcare costs, and protect health and well-being of patients. On the other hand, job stress was determined to be underlining for several health problems. The aim of present study was to determine the relationship between job stress, needle sticking and medication error among nurses attending emergency centers of medical training hospitals in Kermanshah, Iran. This cross-sectional study conducted among 70 nurses working in medical training hospitals. Data collected based on interview and analyzed by SPSS version 20 using multiple logistic regression tests at 95% significant level. Our findings showed that 41.4% and 22.4 % of the participants had history of needle-sticking and medical errors at least once, respectively. Logistic regression showed that sex (OR = 2.872), and job stress (OR = 1.503) could predict needle sticking; in addition, sex (OR = 1.471), and job history (OR = 1.695) could predict medication er- rors among participants. Our findings showed high levels of needle sticking and medication error, thus it seemed important to design and implement interventions for needle sticking and medication error prevention among nursing.