[Table/Fig-1]:
Ranking of attitude on the causes of medication errors.
| Causes of Error | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illegible doctor’s prescription | 2.9 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 5 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 29.2 |
| Drug name similarity with other drugs | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 7.15 | 1.7 | 9.12 | 15 | 6.13 | 3.14 |
| Nurse fatigue | 4.11 | 7.5 | 7.10 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 21.4 |
| Nurse concentration disturbed by other colleagues, patients or events | 9.3 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 14. 4 |
| Installation or incorrect injection device | 10.7 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
| Miscalculation of dosage by nurse | 5.7 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| Non-compliance with illegible name, drug card | 19.3 | 11.4 | 10 | 8.6 | 5 | 2.9 | 15 | 5 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Mistake in calculating the dose by a doctor | 5.7 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 15 | 15 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| Nurse confused by the different types of devices and functions of administration | 11.4 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 15 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 8.5 |
| Distortion of the label or packaging of medicines | 23.6 | 11.4 | 10 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 |