Nursing Interns' Methods for Avoiding Medical Errors: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Abstract

Clinical training presents significant obstacles and stress for nursing interns. Finding efficient methods to cut down on medical errors can enhance student performance and lower patient risk and error-related injuries. Finding ways for nursing interns at medical universities in Sistan and Baluchistan, in southeast Iran, to avoid medical errors was the aim of this study. Methods: A content analysis approach is being used in this qualitative study. The study employed purposive sampling. Three medical universities participated in the study. In this study, ten nursing interns took part. Nursing interns' experiences with methods to avoid medical errors during their internship were investigated through open-ended, semi-structured, in-person interviews. Conclusions: Several tactics must be used both before and during a nursing internship to prevent medical errors. Retraining and preparatory courses for difficult subjects, performance evaluations, and embracing students as members of the healthcare team while upholding their rights and valuing and supporting them are all examples of error prevention techniques. During the internship, the curriculum should include learning from medical errors as well as analyzing and reflecting on them.