Nurses’ Refusal to Report Medication Administration Errors in a Ghanaian Municipality: Uncovering the Barriers with a Quantitative Approach

Table 3

Barriers to self-reporting of medication administration errors.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Do you officially report administration errors when they occur?
Yes	91	60.7
No	59	39.3
If not, what would be your reason for not reporting?
Fear of being criticized	39	34.5
Stigmatization	20	17.7
Fear of losing practicing pins/certificate	21	18.6
Fear of being sued	22	19.5
Bad communication	1	0.7
Fear of losing the patient	9	6.0
Fear of MAE affecting the health outcome of the patient	3	2.0