This Journal is based off a study that was done on frontline nurses. The nurses were emailed or mailed a survey about their perception about how and why medication errors occur. The article states that most frequently identified errors that occurs in healthcare comes from the United states and only 5 percent or less are reported. The main purpose was to examine their perceptions of why and how errors occur and to gain information about their personal experiences with medical errors. There are 5 reasons medication errors occur; distractions and interruptions during medication administration, inadequate staffing and high nurse/ patient ratios, illegible written medication, incorrect dosage calculations, and similar drug names and packaging. Most
