Effects of Learning Climate and Registered Nurse Staffing on Medication Errors.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- YunKyung Chang; Mark, Barbara
- Source
- Nursing Research. Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p32-39. 8p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *PATIENTS
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*COMMUNICATION
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*STATISTICAL correlation
*EMPLOYEES
*EXPERIENCE
*HEALTH status indicators
*HOSPITALS
*WORKING hours
*LEARNING
*MATHEMATICAL models
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICATION errors
*NURSES
*PERSONNEL management
*POISSON distribution
*REGRESSION analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*STATISTICS
*T-test (Statistics)
*WORK environment
*THEORY
*DATA analysis
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
*INTER-observer reliability
*CROSS-sectional method
- Language
- ISSN
- 0029-6562
The article focuses on a study which investigated if learning climate influences the relationship between error-producing conditions and medication errors. The study included 279 nursing units in 146 hospitals across the U.S. It found significant negative relationship between learning climate and medication errors. Learning climate was found to influence the link between nurse mix and medication errors. Study authors concluded that learning climate do not moderate the association between work dynamics and medication errors.