Medication safety assessment tools for clinical nurses: a scoping review
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20250411-01873
- VernacularTitle:临床护士用药安全测评工具的范围综述
- Author:
Shuqi LI
1
;
Ping SHEN
;
Juqing KE
;
Xiaojuan SHENG
;
Ling YUAN
;
Yan CHEN
;
Qiuju CHEN
Author Information
1. 南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院急诊医学科，南京 210000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Medication safety;
Medication errors;
Scales;
Questionnaires;
Assessment tools;
Scoping review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(35):4862-4868
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To summarize medication safety assessment tools for clinical nurses both domestically and internationally.Methods:Guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology, a systematic search was conducted across CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, SinoMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and WanFang Data. The search period was from the establishment of database to January 1, 2025. Medication safety assessment tools for clinical nurses were extracted, relevant content was systematically analyzed, and the retrieval results were reported in a standardized manner.Results:A total of 28 studies were included, involving 15 medication safety assessment tools for clinical nurses. Assessment methods employed multidimensional and graded self-assessment formats. Based on evaluation perspectives, these tools were categorized into six types, including operational standardization monitoring, cognitive bias calibration, environmental stress testing, capability threshold identification, reporting barrier analysis, and medication information systems. The assessment tools had high reliability and validity, multiple types, and diverse evaluation perspectives.Conclusions:Researchers should carefully select and use assessment tools based on research characteristics. It is necessary to enhance the autonomy of nursing research on medication safety, develop comprehensive and accurate clinical nurse medication safety assessment tools that are adapted to China's clinical context, and promote the improvement of nurse medication safety.
