Introduction: Low back pain is a very common complaint in communities as about 80% of people experience it throughout their life. Low back pain has negative effects on different aspects of the patients lives. One of the palliative treatments of low back pain is accupressure.

Materials and Methods: A single blind clinical trial study was conducted to evaluate the effects of accupressure on low back pain in Khorram Abad city Tamin Ejtemaei hospital in 2002. Ninety patients were selected by convenience sampling and then they randomly divided into three groups: Experimental (accupressure was applied in real points), plasebo (sham accupressure was applied in four shampoints) and control (without any intervention). The subjects were 36 males and 54 females, ranging in age from 20-50 years. All three groups used Acetaminophen tablet (325 mg) for pain relief. Data were collected by an structured questionnaire, pain assessment numerical scale and three self reported scale.

Results: The results of study indicated that accupressure and sham accupressure could alleviate low back pain severity, but reduction of pain was statistically significant only in experimental group (p<0.0001). Decline in the amount of medication usage in experimental group was statistically significant (p<0.0001).

Conclusion: In conclusion, the study showed use of accupressure was effective on pain relief and it can be used as a safe treatment.

  Background & Aim: The most common types of medical errors are medication errors. Medication errors can cause serious health problems and should be considered a threat to patients' safety. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and types of medication errors and barriers to reporting errors by nurses in an educational hospital in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2012 .

  Methods & Materials: In this cross-sectional study, 96 nurses working in an educational hospital were randomly selected to the study. Review of medication errors and reporting them over the last three months were assessed using a valid and reliable questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the SPSS-20. 

  Results: The prevalence of medication errors was 79.2%. The most common errors included giving oral drugs by mistake (53.1%) and medication later or earlier than the stipulated time (41.7%), respectively. Reporting the medication errors was 14%. Among the barriers to reporting the errors, barriers related to administrative issues were more highlighted than the staff relating barriers.

  Conclusion: The results showed high prevalence of medication errors and low rates of error reporting. Holding periodic courses on safe medication and using management strategies to encourage nurses to report errors are recommended.