RT - Journal Article T1 - Investigating the Causes of Nursing Errors and Its Reduction Countermeasures in Recent Studies: A review JF - Iran-J-Ergon YR - 2020 JO - Iran-J-Ergon VO - 8 IS - 1 UR - http://journal.iehfs.ir/article-1-725-en.html SP - 74 EP - 88 K1 - Nursing Error K1 - Cause K1 - Non-reporting K1 - Guidelines K1 - Patient safety K1 - Review AB - Background and Objectives: Nursing errors are a serious threat to patient safety, which can lead to increased public concern and distrust of recipients of health care services and refusal to undergo treatment. Therefore, the present study examines types of causes of nurses' errors, reasons for not reporting them and ways to reduce errors. Methods: The present study was a narrative review study of English and Persian articles on nurses' errors in the period (2008-2018) and was done in 2019. Articles were searched in three internal databases such as SID, Magiran and Iran Medex and five external databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Springer. Results: Most nursing errors were in the form of functional errors. Risk factors were divided into nurse, organization, ward, and patient-related error factors. The reasons for nurses' failure to report errors include professional reputation and legal problems. Error reduction strategies are such as nursing education and management controls. Conclusion: Nursing errors have been studied in various ways. These studies are not only aimed at identifying nurses' errors, but also to enhance knowledge and knowledge about the possible causes and preventive factors. The benefits of this view of the articles lead to the provision of appropriate health care services, proper planning for hospitals by managers, and the advancement of nursing education. However, fewer studies have used modern methods of hazard identification. LA eng UL http://journal.iehfs.ir/article-1-725-en.html M3 10.30699/jergon.8.1.74 ER -