Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Reporting medical errors is one of the common methods for identifying and
preventing mistakes in‑hospital care. This study was conducted to identify the status of reporting
and related factors in two groups of midwives and midwifery students.
METHODOLOGY: This research was analytic correlational; it was conducted among all the midwives
working in the midwifery and labor departments and midwifery students in Isfahan University of
Medical Sciences. The data collection tool included a checklist of errors and the researcher‑construed
questionnaires of awareness and attitude toward reporting errors. The results were examined using
descriptive and inferential statistics (ANOVA, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient, and
independent t‑test) by SPSS software version 20.
RESULTS: In this research, the error reporting in midwifery staff was 79.1% and the most frequent
error was related to the patient’s process of testing; the error reporting among the students was
90% and the most frequent error occurred in the labor processes. The present study also showed
that there was a direct relationship between awareness and attitude toward reporting medical
errors (P < 0.001), while there was not a significant relationship between the midwifery students’
awareness and attitude toward reporting the medical errors (P = 0.31).
CONCLUSION: According to the study, hospital midwives reporting is less than midwifery students.
Accordingly, it is recommended to focus on the error and risk management committee to strengthen
the reporting system.

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