Myoung Soo Kim1, Ji Hye Seok2, Bo Min Kim3. 1. Professor, Department of Nursing, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Nursing, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that applying technology to medication safety will improve the quality of medical services and enhance the medication-error management climate. The perceived benefits of using the medication safety system are an important factor for adopting a system. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of the perceived benefits of using a medication safety system in the relationship between transformational leadership and the medication-error management climate. METHODS: A total of 153 staff nurses from 11 secondary or tertiary hospitals in Korea were included. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, Pearson correlations and multiple regression analyses were used. RESULTS: Transformational leadership was significantly correlated with the perceived benefits of the system use (r = .17, p = .032) and medication-error management climate (r = .55, p < .001). The perceived benefit of using the medication safety system was a mediator between transformational leadership and the medication-error management climate. CONCLUSIONS: When chief executive officers construct and implement a medication safety system in their hospitals, transformational leadership can enhance the perceived benefits of system use, which is an important factor that contributes to a positive medication-error management climate.
BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that applying technology to medication safety will improve the quality of medical services and enhance the medication-error management climate. The perceived benefits of using the medication safety system are an important factor for adopting a system. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of the perceived benefits of using a medication safety system in the relationship between transformational leadership and the medication-error management climate. METHODS: A total of 153 staff nurses from 11 secondary or tertiary hospitals in Korea were included. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, Pearson correlations and multiple regression analyses were used. RESULTS: Transformational leadership was significantly correlated with the perceived benefits of the system use (r = .17, p = .032) and medication-error management climate (r = .55, p < .001). The perceived benefit of using the medication safety system was a mediator between transformational leadership and the medication-error management climate. CONCLUSIONS: When chief executive officers construct and implement a medication safety system in their hospitals, transformational leadership can enhance the perceived benefits of system use, which is an important factor that contributes to a positive medication-error management climate.