Objective: To preliminarily investigate the current status of medication errors in pediatric nurses

so as to provide reference for future expansion of research

stabilization of medication for pediatric nurses

reduction of medication errors

and ensuring of medication safety for children. Methods: A total of 160 pediatric nurses from two hospitals of grade III

level A in Harbin were selected as research subjects in Jun. 2018. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with self-made questionnaire

and the subjects completed the questionnaire independently. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: whether medication errors occurred in the last 6 months

the types of medication errors (12 items)

and the causes of medication errors (20 items). SPSS 20.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 67 pediatric nurses (41.88%) had at least one medication error in the last 6 months

and there was no statistically significant difference in the occurrence of medication error between different genders and occupational nature (P>0.05)

job satisfaction was significantly correlated (P<0.05). A total of 82 cases of medication errors were found in this survey

mainly including dose errors (23.17%)

incorrect administration time (19.51%)

and incorrect infusion speed (17.07%). The main reasons for medication errors were lack of medication knowledge (86.88%)

shortage of nurses (83.75%)

a large number of patients with multiple drugs (81.88%)

poor computing ability (76.25%) and fatigue of nurses (61.25%)

etc. Conclusion: At present

the situation of medication errors in pediatric nurses in China is not optimistic. The most common types and causes of medication errors are dose errors and lack of medication knowledge. It is urgent to establish a feasible mechanism for the prevention of medication errors in pediatric nurses.