Iranian nurses' medication errors: A survey of the types, the causes, and the related factors

Medication errors are caused by various, disparate factors. Strategies proposed in order to reduce medication errors include increasing the number of nursing staff and modifying their workload, effective management, increasing nurses' knowledge in terms of drug administration and encouraging nurses to report medication errors in order to prevent their occurrence and promote patient safety. A safe reporting environment that encourages staff engagement to identify contributory factors, as well as possible solutions, must also be fostered.