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Knowing nursing error: Understanding nursing error through nurses' error experiences
Although it is recognized that significant under-reporting of nursing error exists, little is known about how nurses learn to recognize and manage nursing error in the clinical setting. Knowledge of this process is a ...
Phenomenological study of nurses' perceptions and lived experiences of quality and safety
Maintaining quality and safety has become one of the major problems of healthcare organizations affecting patient satisfaction scores. Nurses are essential in promoting quality and safety. To achieve quality and safety, ...
A study of nurses' experiences with behaviors that compromise a healthy work environment in the hospital setting
The existence of disruptive behaviors in the hospital setting has been shown to affect the communication and collaboration between healthcare professionals. This study explored nurses’ experiences with behaviors that ...
A quantitative exploration of strategies to reduce fatigue among nurses
The work environment of nurses places them at high risk of fatigue. The literature suggests a high prevalence of fatigue exists among nurses. Fatigue leads to reduced cognitive and physical abilities increasing the risk ...
Vigilance experiences: Cancer patients, families, and nurses
Cancer disease, treatment, and errors in health care put patients at increased risk for poor outcomes. To improve outcomes and protect patients, researchers recommend increased vigilance; yet, research on vigilance in ...
Associate and baccalaureate degree nursing students' knowledge of the attitudes toward medication errors and reporting medication errors: Implications for curriculum development
This paper evaluates senior nursing students' knowledge and attitudes of medication errors and reporting errors. This study was conducted to evaluate a need for improvements to nursing education on these two concepts. This mixed method study was conducted using a modified version of the Medication Administration Error Reporting Survey by Wakefield, Uden-Holman, and Wakefield (2005) and focus group sessions at four nursing programs in the Southern United States. Medication errors continue to be a threat to patient safety and underreporting exists due to the stigma surrounding admitting a mistake. Evaluating nursing students' knowledge and attitudes on these concepts is a crucial step in evaluating their readiness to administer medications. This study found that nursing students lack knowledge of the definition of a medication error, types, and causes. This study also found that students do not know how to report medication errors. This study validated the need for a change to nursing education and a culture change encouraging reporting errors....
Frameworks for patient safety in the nursing curriculum
Patient safety (i.e., the degree to which patients are free from accidental injury) has received a great deal of media coverage during the past few years. Professional and regulatory agencies have indicated that patient ...
Factors associated with nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture in one university hospital in China
Patient safety is an important issue in healthcare organizations. The impact of medical errors has been widely reported and discussed. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, one out of every 10 hospital ...
The relationship among nurse manager leadership style, span of control, staff nurse practice environment, safety climate, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes
Despite the compelling need for strong nursing leaders who establish vision and create an evidence-based environment that fosters quality and safety, many hospitals have increased responsibilities of nurse managers, ...
Exploring the moderating effect of a caring work environment on the relationship between workplace mistreatment and nurses' ability to provide patient care
(2018-03-22)
Workplace mistreatment (bullying, horizontal violence, and incivility) has been shown to impact nurses’ work satisfaction, job turnover, and physical and mental health. However, there are limited studies ...