Table 3. Component 1, knowledge and skills related to medication error reporting (Cronbach’s alpha 0.938).
| Statements | Strongly Agree % (n) |
Agree % (n) |
Unsure % (n) |
Disagree % (n) |
Strongly Disagree % (n) |
Missing % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am aware of the definition of a medication error | 62.7 (1005) | 34.4 (552) | 0.6 (9) |
0.4 (7) |
1.1 (18) |
0.8 (13) |
| I am confident in my ability to recognise all medication errors | 47.3 (759) | 44.3 (710) | 3.7 (60) |
2.3 (37) |
1.1 (17) |
1.3 (21) |
| I am aware of the difference between a medication error and an adverse drug reaction | 65.8 (1056) | 30.4 (488) | 1.5 (24) |
0.6 (9) |
0.9 (15) |
0.7 (12) |
| I am aware of the policy relating to medication error reporting in Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) hospitals | 46.0 (738) | 42.6 (683) |
5.2 (84) |
3.4 (55) |
1.7 (28) |
1.0 (16) |
| I find the policy straightforward to apply | 37.6 (603) | 47.4 (760) | 11.0 (177) | 1.7 (28) |
1.1 (17) |
1.2 (19) |
| I am aware of what is expected of me in relation to medication error reporting | 36.3 (583) | 53.4 (856) | 5.1 (82) |
2.8 (45) |
1.1 (17) |
1.3 (21) |
| I am aware of my responsibility for medication error reporting | 40.2 (645) | 50.9 (817) | 4.6 (74) |
1.8 (29) |
0.9 (14) |
1.6 (25) |
| I am aware of which medication errors should be reported | 38.3 (614) | 49.2 (789) | 5.7 (92) |
3.7 (60) |
1.7 (27) |
1.4 (22) |
| I know how to submit a medication error report | 41.7 (669) | 42.0 (674) | 7.7 (123) | 5.4 (87) |
1.7 (27) |
1.5 (24) |
| I have the ability to report medication errors | 39.0 (625) | 50.9 (817) | 4.7 (76) |
2.5 (40) |
0.8 (13) |
2.1 (33) |
| I have the necessary experience to report medication errors | 32.4 (520) | 45.8 (735) | 11.3 (182) | 7.0 (112) |
1.6 (25) |
1.9 (30) |
| I intend to report all medication errors | 43.9 (704) | 44.3 (711) | 7.1 (114) | 2.4 (39) |
0.8 (13) |
1.4 (23) |