Abstract
Introduction: Although medical error is the event permanently exists and could happen anytime, anywhere, there are no precise data to show the real issues due to lack of reporting system and safety culture in Vietnamese hospital. In order to assess the needs of training curriculum for patient safety, JICA and Vietnam Nursing Association (VNA) conducted this study.
Methods: To analyze retrospectively the frequency and characteristics of medical errors.
Results: All of the medical workers participated in the training have experienced or witnessed at least one medical error. The types of errors are various, among them are errors related to using medication (wrong prescription, wrong medication, wrong dosage, wrong administering way, drug reactions …). Drug-related errors account for the highest fatality rate. Most errors occurred in the patient’s room; victims are mostly patients. Errors occurred in the treatment field have a higher fatality rate. Medical errors left many consequences and threatened the patient’s life. More than that, it also leads to psychological effects on medical workers who are directly related to the errors. Only a small number of errors have been reported to the administrative levels inside the hospital.
Conclusion: Patient safety activity is still in an initial stage in Vietnam. Development for training programs is highly expected to establish the system for patient safety management and to improve the awareness of medical workers.
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