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Background: Administration of medications is an important part of treatment and care provided by nurses. Medication errors in nursing profession is one of the most common health care mistakes.One of the factors in the incidence of medication errors, job stress, so stress management and efficient use of preventive methods necessary to appear. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of a Stress Inoculation training on the medication error of nurses.
Materials and methods: The present research is, a field trial controlled study.The population included 100 nurses in medical, surgical and pediatric hospitals constitute Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. Nurses are selected using quota sampling permutation blocks were divided into two groups.The intervention group, stress inoculation training (workshop 2 days 8 hours a week) was conducted.The data collecting by a researcher-made forms of occupational demographic information and registration forms medication errors,during the two stage, one months before and one and a half months after the intervention was completed by both groups. Data were analyzed by means of SPSS-11/5 and SAS 9.1 statistical software using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, Fisher, T test and generalized estimation equations.
Results:The mean and standard deviation of medication errors in the intervention group before stress inoculation training 5/65 ± 2/30 and a half months was 2/68 ± 1/57. Analysis of data between the mean medication errors samples before and after the intervention groups showed significant differences (P<0/05).
Conclusion:Stress inoculation training can reduce the incidence of medication errors.

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