Categories of errors and error frequencies as identified by nurses: results of a cross-sectional study in German nursing homes and hospitals

Habermann, Monika; Foraita, Ronja; Cramer, Henning

doi:10.1007/s10389-012-0531-x

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“…Some questions or sections of questions, particularly on safety culture and error management, were taken from existing questionnaires that were standardized according to the literature and adapted to the setting in home care services and the main topics of the study. The following questionnaires (excerpts or single questions) were used in a modified form: Fragebogen zur Patientensicherheit und Sicherheitskultur in der Grundversorgung (© Stiftung für Patientensicherheit) (Gehring & Schwappach, 2012, 2014; Gehring et al., 2012; Schwappach et al., 2012); FraSiK (Fragebogen zum Sicherheitsklima in Hausarztpraxen) based on the questionnaire Safety Attitude Questionnaire, ambulatory version (SAQ‐A) (Hoffmann et al., 2009, 2011); Erhebung der Pflegefehler in stationären Versorgungseinrichtungen (Cramer, Foraita, & Habermann, 2012, 2014; Habermann et al., 2013).…”

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Patient safety. Factors for and perceived consequences of nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services

2020

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Aim To identify factors for and perceived consequences of nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services in correlation with qualification, work experience, working hours and trainings. Background Patient safety has increasingly been brought into focus of politics and care practices over the past few years. However, little evidence has been provided yet on nursing errors in out‐of‐hospital settings. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods Randomized sample of 107 home care services and 656 nurses and nursing assistants recruited from all 16 federal states in Germany. Results Missing trainings on error management within the past 2 years were identified to be an important factor for mistakes regarding hygienic measures and medication administration. However, most errors arose in documentation without any significant differences in qualification, work experience, training and working hours. Conclusion Findings indicate that insufficient hygiene and medication administration might be reduced by implementing error management trainings on a regular basis in home care services.

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Patient safety. Factors for and perceived consequences of nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services

2020

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“…Nurses who think critically are able to perform nursing care well when compared to nurses who lack critical thinking (Deniati et al, 2018). Nurses who are able to think critically consistently are able to produce useful insights and are the basis of rational thinking (Facione, 2013).…”

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The Role of Head Nurse, Critical Thinking Nurse And Documentation of Integrated Patient Progress Note: Cross Sectional

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Ruminem

Sukmana

2020

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The study aimed to identify the relationship between the role of head nurse and critical thinking of nurse to the documentation of integrated patient progress note. The study used a descriptive correlation design, a cross sectional approach, with a sample of 69 nurses who documented integrated patient pogress note, using cluster sampling techniques, through Pearson, Spearman, Mann Whitney and Linear Regression analyzes. There was a significant relationship between the role of head nurse (p=0.038; α=0.05) and the nurse's critical thinking (p=0.003; α=0.05) to the documentation of integrated patient progress note. Critical thinking of nurses is the most influential factor in documenting integrated patient progress note. Here needs to be a policy, evaluation and monitoring of the nursing manager through self-development in the application the role of head nurse, critical thinking of nurse and the implementation of documentation of integrated patient progress note

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“…The study has some limitations which are discussed in detail elsewhere (Habermann et al 2012). The retrospective design relies on participants' perception and memory which are subjective in nature.…”

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“…In hospitals, only registered nurses employed at least half-time in direct patient care were surveyed; LPNs were excluded here as they, in most cases, do not perform direct nursing tasks in German hospitals and, besides, are too few (only 5 % of all nursing personnel in direct care). More information on sampling is detailed elsewhere (Habermann et al 2012). …”

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Factors causing or influencing nursing errors as perceived by nurses: findings of a cross-sectional study in German nursing homes and hospitals

Cramer¹,

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Habermann

2012

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Aim Nurses constitute an important group in identifying and preventing errors and risks in health care, but research on their perception of errors is scarce. This paper presents results of a representative study on health care errors, focusing on factors causing and influencing the occurrence of errors as perceived by nurses. Subject and methods The cross-sectional research design comprised descriptive and correlational parts. The sample consisted of 1,100 nurses employed at 30 hospitals and 46 nursing homes in Germany. Data were collected in 2008/ 2009 using a questionnaire listing 21 factors that can potentially cause or influence errors. Participants could choose up to three factors they deem the most important. Differences between the two settings and variables which might have an influence on the perception of error-causing factors were analyzed using cluster-adjusted methods. Results High workload, staff shortage and excessive labour topped the list. Hospital nurses more often chose "workload" and "interruptions" while nursing home nurses more often ranked "lack of knowledge" and "lack of motivation" as the most important. There are some significant variables such as years of professional experience and migration background that could affect nurses' perception. Conclusion The findings support other studies, pointing to workload issues and below-optimum work processes producing errors. Inter-sectoral differences suggest the necessity of sector-specific support in education and on-going training as well as risk and quality management.

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Categories of errors and error frequencies as identified by nurses: results of a cross-sectional study in German nursing homes and hospitals

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Patient safety. Factors for and perceived consequences of nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services

Patient safety. Factors for and perceived consequences of nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services

The Role of Head Nurse, Critical Thinking Nurse And Documentation of Integrated Patient Progress Note: Cross Sectional

Factors causing or influencing nursing errors as perceived by nurses: findings of a cross-sectional study in German nursing homes and hospitals

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