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Moraca E, Zaghini F, Fiorini J, Sili A. Nursing leadership style and error management culture: a scoping review. Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl) 2024; 37:526-547. [PMID: 39344575 DOI: 10.1108/lhs-12-2023-0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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PURPOSE This paper aims to assess the influence of nursing leadership style on error management culture (EMC). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This scoping review was conducted following the integrative review methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase and EBSCO databases were systematically searched to identify studies on nursing leadership, error management and measurement, and error management culture. The studies' methodological quality was then assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies. FINDINGS Thirteen manuscripts were included for review. The analysis confirmed that nursing leadership plays an important role in EMC and nurses' intention to report errors. Three emerging themes were identified: 1) leadership and EMC; 2) leadership and the intention to report errors; and 3) leadership and error rate. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS A major limitation of the studies is that errors are often analyzed in a transversal way and associated with patient safety, and not as a single concept. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Healthcare managers should promote training dedicated to head nurses and their leadership style, for creating a good work environment in which nurses feel free and empowered to report errors, learn from them and prevent their reoccurrence in the future. ORIGINALITY/VALUE There is a positive relationship between nursing leadership and error management in terms of reduced errors and increased benefits. Positive nursing leadership leads to improvements in the caring quality.
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- Eleonora Moraca
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Nursing Department, Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Nursing Department, Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Christensen BM, Bjällmark A, Ndipen IM, Afram SS, Bazzi M. Barriers to radiographers' use of radiation safety principles: A qualitative perspective. J Med Radiat Sci 2024; 71:214-221. [PMID: 38189636 PMCID: PMC11177036 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION To minimise the risks associated with ionising radiation, it is necessary for all staff involved to employ specific techniques to reduce radiation exposure of the patient. These techniques include using compression during examinations of the pelvic region and lumbar spine, using a gonad shield, and asking women if they are pregnant. However, some staff do not use these techniques consistently. Increasing compliance requires determining why staff are non-compliant. Thus, this study aims to qualitatively investigate why radiographers do not use these techniques. METHODS This qualitative study is based on a cross-sectional electronic survey with open-ended questions. The data were analysed using an inductive qualitative content analysis with quantification of the findings. In total, 111 radiographers from 20 hospitals in Sweden participated. RESULTS Three categories appear related to barriers that could obstruct the radiographer from using compression, gonad shields and asking about pregnancy: patient characteristics, interaction between the patient and the radiographer and issues related to the situation and examination. CONCLUSIONS The barriers to not using radiation protection measures varied depending on the specific measure. However, the barriers were mainly related to the patient experiencing pain, communication difficulties and cultural reasons. In addition, the lack of adequate and user-friendly equipment was seen as a barrier to applying compression and using gonad shielding.
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- Berit Møller Christensen
- Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine, School of Health and WelfareJönköping UniversityJönköpingSweden
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- Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine, School of Health and WelfareJönköping UniversityJönköpingSweden
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- Department of Health and Care SciencesUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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Gqaleni TMH, Mkhize SW. Barriers to implementing patient safety incident reporting and learning guidelines in specialised care units, KwaZulu-Natal: A qualitative study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0289857. [PMID: 38457469 PMCID: PMC10923419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Globally, increased occurrences of patient safety incidents have become a public concern. The implementation of Patient safety incidents reporting and learning guidelines is fundamental to reducing preventable patient harm. To improve the implementation of these guidelines in specialised care units in KwaZulu-Natal, the views of healthcare professionals were unearthed. AIM This study explores the healthcare professionals' views toward the implementation of Patient safety incident reporting and learning guidelines in specialised care units. METHODS A descriptive, explorative qualitative approach was used to collect qualitative data from healthcare professionals working in specialised care units. The study was conducted in specialised care units of three purposely selected public hospitals in two districts of KwaZulu-Natal. Group discussions and semi-structured interviews were conducted from August to October 2021. Content data analysis was performed using Tesch's method of analysis process. RESULTS The main themes that emerged during data analysis were; ineffective reporting system affecting the communication of Patient safety incident guidelines, inadequate institutional and management support for the healthcare professionals, insufficient education and training of healthcare professionals, and poor human resources affecting the implementation of Patient Safety Incident guidelines. The findings highlighted that there were more major barriers to the implementation of the Patient safety incident reporting and learning guidelines. CONCLUSION This study confirmed that the Patient safety incident reporting and learning guidelines are still not successfully implemented in the specialised care units and the barriers to implementation were highlighted. For rigorous implementation in South Africa, the study recommends revised Patient safety incident reporting and learning guidelines, designed in consultation with the frontline healthcare professionals. These must consist of standardised, simple- user-friendly reporting process as well as a better implementation strategy to guide the healthcare professionals. Continuous professional development programmes may play an important role in the facilitation of the implementation process.
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- T. M. H. Gqaleni
- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Chegini Z, Kolawole IO, Behforoz A. The effects of educational intervention on patient participation in pressure injury prevention: a pilot study. J Wound Care 2023; 32:S10-S17. [PMID: 37300865 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2023.32.sup6.s10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Patients' roles in reducing pressure injuries (PIs) are emphasised in clinical guidelines, although patients' preferences are undetermined. This study evaluated the effects of a pilot six-month educational intervention on patient participation in PI prevention. METHOD A convenience sampling method was used to select patients admitted to medical-surgical wards at one of the teaching hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. This is a one-group pre-test and post-test interventional study, conducted via quasi-experimental design. Using a pamphlet, patients received education in preventing PIs. Data collected before and after intervention through a questionnaire were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (McNemar and paired t-tests) in SPSS software (IBM Corp., US). RESULTS The study cohort consisted of 153 patients. Findings revealed that the knowledge of the patients about PIs, patients' ability to talk with the nurses, information received about PIs, and patients' ability to participate in decisions related to PI prevention had significantly increased following the intervention (p<0.001). CONCLUSION Educating patients can improve their knowledge to enable them to participate in PI prevention. The findings of this study suggests further research is necessary on factors influencing patients' participation in such self-care behaviours.
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- Zahra Chegini
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Hamzehpour H, Ashktorab T, Esmaeili M. Safe acceptance in the nurses' cultural care of medical tourists in Iran: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:399. [PMID: 37098493 PMCID: PMC10127161 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09378-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Medical tourism is traveling to another country to promote, restore and maintain health, recreation, and pleasure. There are different types of health tourism, including medical tourism, recovery tourism, and preventive tourism. This study aimed to explain safe acceptance in the nurses' cultural care of medical tourists in Iran. METHODS In this qualitative study, 18 semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses, patients, and patients' relatives, who had been selected by purposeful sampling in 2021-2022. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and then analyzed by conventional content analysis. RESULTS The statistical analysis revealed that the main theme of this study was safe acceptance which included the five categories of trust building, safety, maintaining comfort and peace, stress control, and identifying patients' expectations. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrated that safe acceptance of cultural care was essential to medical tourism. Iranian nurses were aware of the factors that affected cultural care and the safe acceptance of medical tourists. Moreover, they carried out the necessary measures to achieve safe acceptance. In this regard, solutions such as developing a comprehensive and mandatory national qualification program and evaluating its periodic performance in this field are suggested.
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- Hero Hamzehpour
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Management, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, 00 98 912 236 1149, Iran.
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Critical Care Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Le A, Lee MA, Wilson J. Nursing handoff education: An integrative literature review. Nurse Educ Pract 2023; 68:103570. [PMID: 36774702 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIM This integrative review aimed to identify nursing students' experiences of handoff practices and the effects of handoff education in the curriculum on nursing student learning outcomes. BACKGROUND Appropriate handoff communication skills are essential for nursing students to maintain patient safety and prevent adverse events. METHOD A systematic literature search was conducted with keywords related to nursing, student, and handoff in April 2020. Articles should focus on nursing students' handoff education published in English in 2015-2020. Eight articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. RESULTS Nursing students reported discrepancies in handoff experiences; diverse factors influenced their handoff experiences, such as knowledge, anxiety, confidence, and type of student supervision. Various handoff educations were implemented across studies. Some handoff educations significantly improved nursing students' attitudes toward other disciplinary providers, satisfaction, confidence, quality, and clarity in handoff communication; some did not substantially affect their selected outcomes. CONCLUSION This review identified that there are still limited handoff experiences among nursing students and many factors affecting opportunities for their handoff experience. Some handoff education (e.g., structured handoff formats, role-play, simulated scenarios) effectively improved students' communication clarity, confidence levels, and handoff education satisfaction. More handoff education is needed for nursing students to learn safe and quality handoff practices.
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- Anna Le
- TWU Nursing Honors Graduate, Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75237, USA.
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- Doswell Endowed Chair for Informatics and Healthcare Transformation & Professor, Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, Dallas, TX 75235, USA.
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- Clinical Professor & Nursing Honors Program Coordinator, Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, Dallas, TX 75235, USA.
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Ismail A, Khalid SNM. Patient safety culture and its determinants among healthcare professionals at a cluster hospital in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e060546. [PMID: 35995542 PMCID: PMC9403112 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the baseline level and mean score of every domain of patient safety culture among healthcare professionals at a cluster hospital and identify the determinants associated with patient safety culture. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at a cluster hospital comprising one state and two district hospitals in Malaysia. The safety culture was assessed using the Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ), which is a validated questionnaire. Using proportionate stratified random sampling, 1814 respondents were recruited, and we used the independent t-test, Pearson's χ2 test and multiple logistic regression analysis for data assessment. RESULTS Only 23.9% of the respondents had positive patient safety culture levels (SAQ score ≥75%); the overall mean score was 67.82±10.53. The job satisfaction dimension had the highest percentage of positive responses (67.0%), with a mean score of 76.54±17.77. The factors associated with positive patient safety culture were age (OR 1.03, p<0.001), gender (OR 1.67, p=0.001), education level (OR 2.51, p<0.001), work station (OR 2.02, p<0.001), participation in patient safety training (OR 1.64, p=0.007), good perception of the incident reporting system (OR 1.71, p=0.038) and a non-blaming (OR 1.36, p=0.013) and instructive (OR 3.31, p=0.007) incident reporting system. CONCLUSIONS Healthcare professionals at the cluster hospital showed unsatisfactory patient safety culture levels. Most of the respondents appreciated their jobs, despite experiencing dissatisfaction with their working conditions. The priority for changes should involve systematic interventions to focus on patient safety training, address the blame culture, improve communication, exchange information about errors and improve working conditions.
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- Aniza Ismail
- Community Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia
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- Community Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Malaysia
- Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
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Chugh TD, Duggal AK, Duggal SD. Patient Safety, Clinical Microbiology, and Collaborative Healthcare. ANNALS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (INDIA) 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Abstract“Right to health” is a universal right inclusive of a culture of safety. This review aims to highlight how clinical microbiology laboratories can contribute to patient safety. They can bring down medical errors through clinical collaboration and quality control. Timely and accurate inputs from microbiology laboratory help in clinical correlation and aid in safe patient care. Through internet search, using keywords such as “medical errors” and “quality assurance,” global burden of medical errors has been compiled. References have been taken from guidelines and documents of standard national and international agencies, systematic reviews, observational studies, retrospective analyses, meta-analyses, health bulletins and reports, and personal views. Safety in healthcare should lay emphasis on prevention, reporting, analysis, and correction of medical errors. If not recorded, medical errors are regarded as occasional or chance events. Global data show adverse events are as high as 10% among hospitalized patients, and approximately two-thirds of these are reported from low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). This includes errors in laboratories as well. Clinical microbiology can impact patient safety when practiced properly with an aim to detect, control, and prevent infections at the earliest. It is a science that integrates a tripartite relationship between the patient, clinician, and a microbiology specialist. Through collaborative healthcare, all stakeholders benefit by understanding common errors and mitigate them through quality management. However, errors tend to happen despite standardization and streamlining all processes. The aim should be to minimize them, have fair documentation, and learn from mistakes to avoid repetition. Local targets should be set and then extended to meet national and global benchmarks.
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- Department of Neurology, G. B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, India
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Assaye AM, Wiechula R, Schultz TJ, Feo R. The experiences and perceptions of nurses regarding patient care provision in acute medical and surgical care units of two hospitals in Ethiopia. Appl Nurs Res 2022; 65:151572. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2022.151572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Heier L, Riouchi D, Hammerschmidt J, Gambashidze N, Kocks A, Ernstmann N. Safety Performance in Acute Medical Care: A Qualitative, Explorative Study on the Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9111543. [PMID: 34828589 PMCID: PMC8621721 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9111543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Healthcare professionals need specific safety performance skills in order to maintain and improve patient safety. The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of healthcare professionals’ perspective in acute care on the topic of safety performance. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Healthcare professionals working in nursing were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Using content analyzing, categories were identified which present aspects of safety performance; subcategories were developed deductively. A total of 23 healthcare professionals were interviewed, of which 15 were registered nurses, five were nursing students and three were pedagogical personnel. Nine (39.1%) were <30 years old, 17 (73.9%) were female, and 9 (39.1%) had a leadership function. Results highlight the importance of safety performance as a construct of occupational health rather than of patient safety, and the role of the organization, as well as the self-responsibility of healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals should be more conscious of their role, have a deeper understanding of the interaction of individual, team, patient, organization and work environment factors.
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- Lina Heier
- Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (D.R.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (N.E.)
- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research (CHSR), Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (D.R.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (N.E.)
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- Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (D.R.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (N.E.)
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- Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (D.R.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (N.E.)
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- Directorate of Nursing, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (D.R.); (J.H.); (N.G.); (N.E.)
- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research (CHSR), Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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Yang Z, Chen F, Lu Y, Zhang H. Psychometric evaluation of medication safety competence scale for clinical nurses. BMC Nurs 2021; 20:165. [PMID: 34503485 PMCID: PMC8428106 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00679-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nurses are the most important members of the health care system for medication safety, there are few tools to evaluate their medication safety competence. This study aimed to translate the Medication Safety Competence Scale into Chinese and validate its reliability and validity among clinical nurses. METHODS A total of 894 clinical nurses were recruited from three cities in China. The original version of the Medication Safety Competence Scale was translated into Chinese using the backward and forward translation procedure. The reliability of the scale was measured by internal consistency, split-half reliability, and stability. The validity of the scale was assessed by the content validity index, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. RESULTS The Cronbach's coefficient of the scale was 0.940, and the coefficient values for the six domains ranged between 0.843 and 0.948. The split-half reliability and stability were 0.671 and 0.703, respectively. The content validity index of the scale was 0.952. The 6-factor structure, supported by the eigenvalues, total variance explained, and scree plot accounted for 71.485 % of the total variance. Moreover, as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the average variance extracted values were 0.55 to 0.70, and the model fitting indexes were all in the acceptable range. CONCLUSIONS The Chinese version of the Medication Safety Competence Scale had ideal reliability and validity among clinical nurses. The evaluation results of the scale can provide a reference for nursing managers to formulate education plans and intervention measures to improve clinical nurses' safe medication competence.
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- Zhen Yang
- Department of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No.40, Section 3, Songlu Road, Linghe District, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Department of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No.40, Section 3, Songlu Road, Linghe District, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- Department of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No.40, Section 3, Songlu Road, Linghe District, Jinzhou, 121001, China.
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Seibert M, Pfaff H, Scholten N, Kuntz L. Do trained nurses feel more psychologically safe?-Results from a multi-level modelling approach. Nurs Open 2021; 8:3024-3035. [PMID: 34337904 PMCID: PMC8510784 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Aim To analyse the associations between a nurse's psychological safety and her/his additional training. Design A cross‐sectional survey conducted between September 2015 and August 2016. Methods A multi‐level modelling approach was used considering unit membership. We used data from 1,239 questionnaires completed by nurses on 75 different German neonatal intensive care units, and 75 questionnaires completed by the corresponding leading nurse. Results We found the additional managerial training as a charge nurse to be a positive predictor for psychological safety (β = .346, p ≤ .05). Surprisingly, the additional clinical training in paediatric intensive care is negatively associated with psychological safety (β = −.192, p ≤ .01). Our model estimates that this negative association can be inhibited if the team's share of nurses with an additional clinical training increases (β = .313, p ≤ .05).
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- Melissa Seibert
- Department for Business Administration and Health Care Management, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Business Administration and Health Care Management, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany
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Chegini Z, Shariful Islam SM. Expert perspectives on the active role of patients in their safety: Toward a framework using Delphi methodology. Nurs Forum 2021; 56:490-499. [PMID: 33665821 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS To develop a framework for Patient Engagement in Patient Safety (PEPS) in hospital. METHODS The Delphi technique was embraced to involve a group of knowledgeable healthcare experts in the discussion and rating of the components of the PEPS framework. On a 5-point Likert scale, every item was separately rated based on the three aspects, which include applicability, clarity and validity. The PEPS framework included items with 75% or more of participants scoring 4-5 on all three aspects. Items not attaining 75% agreement on the aspects were either changed or discarded, after the group discussion and underwent another round of rerating. RESULTS A total of 17 members participated in the consensus-building process. Following two rounds of rating, the consensus was reached on the final framework which consisted of 28 items in four dimensions, relating to healthcare professionals, patients, community, and helth system, and three components substituted with patient empowerment, effective communication and patient-centeredness. CONCLUSION The development of PEPS framework is a stimulus to strengthen human resources for health capabilities, sustain a high level of quality patient outcomes, and improve the health system. Further studies to identify strategies are needed for the successful implementation of this framework.
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- Zahra Chegini
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Chegini Z, Janati A, Babaie J, Pouraghaei M. Exploring the barriers to patient engagement in the delivery of safe care in Iranian hospitals: A qualitative study. Nurs Open 2020; 7:457-465. [PMID: 31871731 PMCID: PMC6917972 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aim To investigate barriers to patient engagement in the delivery of safe hospital care. Design Qualitative exploratory study. Methods A qualitative study with 35 Iranian health professionals was conducted from February to April 2019 using semi-structured interviews to elicit their opinions. MAXQDA 11 software was used for data management, and the data were analysed using framework analysis. Results Barriers, which potentially have negative impact on patient engagement in the delivery of safer care, were categorized into four themes. The first category included patient-related barriers such as low levels of health literacy, ineffective education, patient unwillingness and cultural barriers. The second category included staff-related barriers such as the existence of negative attitudes towards engaging patients in matters relating to patient safety, ineffective communication, high workload and the reluctance on the part of physicians to engage with patients. Barriers created by limited resources and inadequate training provided by universities and in the workplace formed the third category and community-related barriers such as the inadequate dissemination of information via the mass media and a lack of community-based services formed the fourth category. Conclusion Results demonstrate the multilayered nature of the significant barriers to the engagement of patients in the delivery of safe care and reflect the need for a collaborative approach between the recipients of care, researchers, care providers and policy makers if these are to be overcome.
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- Zahra Chegini
- Department of Health Services ManagementFaculty of Management and Medical InformaticsTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- Department of Health Services ManagementFaculty of Management and Medical InformaticsTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health ManagementSchool of Management and Medical InformaticsTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- Department of Health Services ManagementFaculty of Management and Medical InformaticsTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- Emergency Medicine Research TeamFaculty of MedicineTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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Frank C, Elmqvist C. Staff strategies for dealing with care situations at an emergency department. Scand J Caring Sci 2019; 34:1038-1044. [PMID: 31865626 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Overcrowding is a common international problem at Emergency Departments often due to those patients get recommendations or referrals from other health professionals to seek care at the emergency department. Crowding brings with it an amount of adverse consequences for both patients and staff, and knowledge about staff's strategies of dealing with this caring situation is limited. AIM The aim of the present study was thus to describe staffs' strategies to deal with the caring situations at an emergency department. METHOD Secondary analysis has been made of 18 qualitative interviews grounded in a lifeworld perspective. The interviews were analysed by qualitative content analysis. FINDINGS The results showed that the staff at the ED worked in twofold directions using both proactive and reactive strategies in order to deal with the care situation when caring for patients at ED. The proactive strategy is optimising conditions, controlling patient flow and being boundary. The reactive strategy is about customising the conversation and holding an open approach. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the proactive strategy is to make what you decided for unseen circumstances. The reactive strategy is then about less anticipation of the encounter, waiting for the patient to act and react to it. IMPLICATION The result can have implications with respect to developing and improving care at crowded Emergency departments. Knowledge about strategies creates a fundament for developing visible sustainable structure for patient flow in making work patient safety for patients, staff and organisation.
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- Catharina Frank
- Centre of Interprofessional Cooperation and Coordination within Emergency Care (CICE), Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linneaus University, Växjö, Sweden
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- Centre of Interprofessional Cooperation and Coordination within Emergency Care (CICE), Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linneaus University, Växjö, Sweden
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Alqattan H, Morrison Z, Cleland JA. A Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Studies Conducted to Assess Patient Safety Culture in Hospital Settings. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2019; 19:e91-e98. [PMID: 31538005 PMCID: PMC6736257 DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2019.19.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This review aimed to identify methodological aspects of qualitative studies conducted to assess patient safety culture (PSC) in hospital settings. Searches of Google Scholar (Google LLC, Menlo Park, California, USA), MEDLINE® (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA), EMBASE (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands), PsycINFO (American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA) and Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) databases were used to identify qualitative articles published between 2000 and 2017 that focused on PSC. A total of 22 studies were included in this review and analysis of methodological approaches showed that most researchers adopted purposive sampling, individual interviews, inductive content and thematic analysis. PSC was affected by factors related to staffing, communication, non-human resources, organisation and patient-related factors. Most studies lacked theoretical frameworks. However, many commonalities were found across studies. Therefore, it is recommended that future studies adopt a mixed methods approach to gain a better understanding of PSC.
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- Hamad Alqattan
- Department of Medical Education, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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- Department of Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour, University of Greenwich, London, UK
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- Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation (CHERI), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Muliyadi, Keliat BA, Mustikasari, Hariyati RTS. Learning culture of nurse about patient safety in hospital: A qualitative study. ENFERMERIA CLINICA 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of medication errors in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study. Saudi Pharm J 2018; 27:176-181. [PMID: 30766427 PMCID: PMC6362166 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective Adverse events which result from medication errors are considered to be one of the most frequently encountered patient safety issues in clinical settings. We undertook a qualitative investigation to identify and explore factors relating to medication error in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia from the perspective of healthcare professionals. Methods This was a qualitative study conducted in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia. After obtaining required ethical approvals and written consents from the participants, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were carried out for data collection. A stratified purposive sampling strategy was used to recruit medical doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. NVivo Pro version 11 was used for data analyses. Inductive thematic analysis was adopted in the primary coding of data while secondary coding of data was carried out deductively applying the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) framework. Result The total number of participants were 38. Majority of the participants were nurses (n = 24), females (n = 30), and not of Saudi nationality (n = 31) with an average age of 36 years old. Causes of medication errors were categorized into 6 themes. These causes were related teamwork across units, staffing, handover of medication related information, accepted behavioural norms, frequency of events reported, and non-punitive response to error. Conclusion There were numerous causes for medication errors in the adult oncology department. This means substantive improvement in medication safety is likely to require multiple, inter-relating, complex interventions. More research should be conducted to examine context-specific interventions that may have the potential to improve medication safety in this and similar departments.
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Sanner M, Halford C, Vengberg S, Röing M. The dilemma of patient safety work: Perceptions of hospital middle managers. J Healthc Risk Manag 2018; 38:47-55. [PMID: 29964311 DOI: 10.1002/jhrm.21325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patient safety continues to be a challenge for health care. Medical errors are not decreasing but continue to show roughly the same patterns in Sweden and other Western countries. This interview study aims to explore how 27 hospital middle managers responsible for patient safety work in a Swedish university hospital perceive this task. A qualitative analysis was performed. A code template was created, and each code was explored in depth and summarized into six categories. We conclude that patient safety work appears to have low priority; hospital top management does not seem to have any real interest in patient safety; incidents are underreported; and the organization of patient safety work seems to be insufficient and carried out insofar as resources are available. These parameters may explain why medical errors remain on a certain level and do not seem to decrease in spite of various support programs.
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- Margareta Sanner
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Services Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Services Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Services Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Services Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Park KO, Park SH, Yu M. Physicians' Experience of Communication with Nurses related to Patient Safety: A Phenomenological Study Using the Colaizzi Method. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci) 2018; 12:166-174. [PMID: 29885878 DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study attempted to understand the core experiences of physicians related to communicating with nurses in Korea. METHODS Ten physicians who worked at four tertiary university hospitals were interviewed. Data were analyzed using the phenomenological method developed by Colaizzi. RESULTS The following six categories of participants' experience of communication with nurses were extracted from the analysis: (a) "Complex situations and heavy roles that cannot afford safety," (b) "Forcing a superior position in an authoritative environment," (c) "Different perspectives on patient care and difficulties in establishing relationships," (d) "Communicating key clues and receiving feedback from each other," (e) "Apathetic agreements rather than improvements," and (f) "Gradually developing mutually complementary communication." CONCLUSION The present findings revealed that physicians lacked an understanding about the roles and tasks of nurses. The participants engaged in mutually complementary communication with experienced nurses, obtaining desirable patient outcomes and perceived order filtering by nurses as a safety mechanism. It is important for managers to act as proactive change agents to improve communication. Furthermore, the importance and different forms of complementary communication between physicians and nurses need to be described and taught in depth with practical cases.
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- Kwang-Ok Park
- Department of Nursing, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Kyungmin University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
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The Relationships Among Perceived Patients' Safety Culture, Intention to Report Errors, and Leader Coaching Behavior of Nurses in Korea: A Pilot Study. J Patient Saf 2017; 13:175-183. [DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Skagerström J, Ericsson C, Nilsen P, Ekstedt M, Schildmeijer K. Patient involvement for improved patient safety: A qualitative study of nurses' perceptions and experiences. Nurs Open 2017; 4:230-239. [PMID: 29085649 PMCID: PMC5653393 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim To explore nurses’ perceptions and experiences of patient involvement relevant to patient safety. Design Qualitative design using individual semi‐structured interviews. Methods Interviews with registered nurses (n = 11) and nurse assistants (n = 8) were conducted in 2015–2016. Nurses were recruited from five different healthcare units in Sweden. The material was analysed using conventional content analysis. Results The analysis resulted in four categories: healthcare professionals’ ways of influencing patient involvement for safer care; patients’ ways of influencing patient involvement for safer care; barriers to patient involvement for safer care; and relevance of patient involvement for safer care. The nurses expressed that patient involvement is a shared responsibility. They also emphasized that healthcare provider has a responsibility to create opportunities for the patient to participate. According to the nurses, involvement can be hindered by factors related to the patient, the healthcare provider and the healthcare system. However, respondents expressed that patient involvement can lead to safer care and benefits for individual patients.
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- Janna Skagerström
- Research and Development Unit in Region Östergötland and Department of Medical and Health Sciences Linköping University Linköping Sweden
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- Centre of Heart and Medicine Region Östergötland Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences Linköping University Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Health and Caring Sciences Linnaeus University Kalmar Sweden.,Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Oxelmark L, Ulin K, Chaboyer W, Bucknall T, Ringdal M. Registered Nurses’ experiences of patient participation in hospital care: supporting and hindering factors patient participation in care. Scand J Caring Sci 2017; 32:612-621. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Lena Oxelmark
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences; the Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
- Department of Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences; the Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences; the Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
- Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions; Gothenburg Sweden
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland; Griffith University; Qld Australia
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- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety; Alfred Health Partnership; Deakin University; Geelong Victoria Australia
- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Faculty of Health; Geelong Victoria Australia
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences; the Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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Manser T, Imhof M, Lessing C, Briner M. A cross-national comparison of incident reporting systems implemented in German and Swiss hospitals. Int J Qual Health Care 2017; 29:349-359. [PMID: 28340184 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to empirically compare incident reporting systems (IRS) in two European countries and to explore the relationship of IRS characteristics with context factors such as hospital characteristics and characteristics of clinical risk management (CRM). DESIGN We performed exploratory, secondary analyses of data on characteristics of IRS from nationwide surveys of CRM practices. SETTING The survey was originally sent to 2136 hospitals in Germany and Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS Persons responsible for CRM in 622 hospitals completed the survey (response rate 29%). INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Differences between IRS in German and Swiss hospitals were assessed using Chi2, Fisher's Exact and Freeman-Halton-Tests, as appropriate. To explore interrelations between IRS characteristics and context factors (i.e. hospital and CRM characteristics) we computed Cramer's V. RESULTS Comparing participating hospitals across countries, Swiss hospitals had implemented IRS earlier, more frequently and more often provided introductory IRS training systematically. German hospitals had more frequently systematically implemented standardized procedures for event analyses. IRS characteristics were significantly associated with hospital characteristics such as hospital type as well as with CRM characteristics such as existence of strategic CRM objectives and of a dedicated position for central CRM coordination. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to an improved understanding of differences in the way IRS are set up in two European countries and explores related context factors. This opens up new possibilities for empirically informed, strategic interventions to further improve dissemination of IRS and thus support hospitals in their efforts to move patient safety forward.
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- Tanja Manser
- Institute for Patient Safety, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- School of Applied Psychology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
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- School of Applied Psychology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland.,Lucerne School of Business, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Andersson F, Hjelm K. Patient safety in nursing homes in Sweden: nurses’ views on safety and their role. J Health Serv Res Policy 2017; 22:204-210. [DOI: 10.1177/1355819617691070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective Knowledge about patient safety in nursing homes is limited. The aim of this study was to describe what patient safety means to nurses working in nursing homes for the elderly and how these nurses address patient safety. Method Qualitative study of semi-structured interviews with 15 nurses aged 27–62 years. Qualitative content analysis was applied. Results Nurses describe the meaning of patient safety in terms of proper care and treatment, and a sense of security. Based on nurses’ description of patient safety, several factors were identified as prerequisites to achieve safe health care: competence; clear information transfer between health care organizations; continuity of care and appropriate environment. Barriers to patient safety were described as lack of sufficient resources; lack of communication and negative attitudes to incident reporting. To a great extent, nurses’ work for patient safety consists of efforts to compensate for defects and ensure good health care in their daily work, since work with patient safety is not a management priority. Conclusion Patient safety needs to be clarified and prioritized in nursing homes, and there is a need to understand nurses’ role among other care givers and the need for shared routines among care givers.
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- Frieda Andersson
- Lecturer, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Professor, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Sweden
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Wami SD, Demssie AF, Wassie MM, Ahmed AN. Patient safety culture and associated factors: A quantitative and qualitative study of healthcare workers' view in Jimma zone Hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res 2016; 16:495. [PMID: 27644960 PMCID: PMC5029028 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1757-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Patient safety culture is an important aspect for quality healthcare delivery and is an issue of high concern globally. In Ethiopia health system little is known and information is limited in scope about patient safety culture. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of patient safety culture and associated factors in Jimma zone Hospitals, southwest Ethiopia. Methods Facility based cross sectional quantitative study triangulated with qualitative approaches was employed from March to April 30/2015. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 637 study participants among 4 hospitals. The standardized tool which measures 12 patient safety culture composites was used for data collection. Bivariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 20. Significance level was obtained at 95 % CI and p-value < 0.05. Semi structured guide in depth interview was used to collect the qualitative data. Content analysis of the interview was performed. Results The overall level of patient safety culture was 46.7 % (95 % CI: 43.0, 51.2). Hours worked per week (β =−0.06, 95 % CI:−0.12,−0.001), reporting adverse event (β = 3.34, 95 % CI: 2.12, 4.57), good communication (β = 2.78, 95 % CI: 2.29, 3.28), teamwork within hospital (β = 1.91, 95 % CI: 1.37, 2.46), level of staffing (β = 1.32, 95 % CI: 0.89, 1.75), exchange of feedback about error (β = 1.37, 95 % CI: 0.91, 1.83) and participation in patient safety program (β = 1.3, 95 % CI: 0.57, 2.03) were factors significantly associated with the patient safety culture. The in depth interview indicated incident reporting, resources, healthcare worker attitude and patient involvement as important factors that influence patient safety culture. Conclusions The overall level of patient safety culture was low. Working hours, level of staffing, teamwork, communications openness, reporting an event and exchange of feedback about error were associated with patient safety culture. Therefore, interventions of systemic approach through facilitating opportunities for communication openness, cooperation and exchange of ideas between healthcare workers are needed to improve the level of patient safety culture. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1757-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sintayehu Daba Wami
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Health Service Management and Health Economics, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Fagerström C, Tuvesson H, Axelsson L, Nilsson L. The role of ICT in nursing practice: an integrative literature review of the Swedish context. Scand J Caring Sci 2016; 31:434-448. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Cecilia Fagerström
- Department of Health; Blekinge Institute of Technology; Karlskrona Sweden
- Blekinge Centre of Competence; Karlskrona Sweden
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- Department of Health; Blekinge Institute of Technology; Karlskrona Sweden
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- Department of Health; Blekinge Institute of Technology; Karlskrona Sweden
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- Department of Health; Blekinge Institute of Technology; Karlskrona Sweden
- Blekinge Centre of Competence; Karlskrona Sweden
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Jones S. Implications of case managers' perceptions and attitude on safety of home-delivered care. Br J Community Nurs 2015; 20:602-7. [PMID: 26636894 DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.12.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Perceptions on safety in community care have been relatively unexplored. A project that sought to understand the multiple perspectives on safety in the NHS case-management programme was carried out in relation to the structure, process, and outcome of care. This article presents a component of the nursing perspective that highlights an important element in the structure of nursing care that could potentially impede the nurses' ability to be fully effective and safe. A single case study of the case-management programme was undertaken. Three primary care organisations from three strategic health authorities participated, and three focus groups were conducted (one within each organisation). In total, 17 case management nurses participated. Data were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim and subjected to framework analysis. Nursing staff attitudes were identified as a structure of care that influence safety outcomes, particularly their perceptions of the care setting and the implications it has on their role and patient behaviour. Greater understanding of the expected role of the community nurse is necessary, and relevant training is required for nurses to be successful in empowering patients to perform more safely. In addition, efforts need to be made to improve patients' trust in the health-care system to prevent harm and promote more effective utilisation of resources.
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Tobiano G, Bucknall T, Marshall A, Guinane J, Chaboyer W. Nurses' views of patient participation in nursing care. J Adv Nurs 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.12740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Georgia Tobiano
- Centre for Health Practice Innovation; Menzies Health Institute Queensland; Griffith University; Gold Coast Queensland Australia
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- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Deakin University; Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Alfred Health; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions for Hospitalised Patients; Centre for Health Practice Innovation; Menzies Health Institute Queensland; Griffith University; Southport Queensland Australia
- Gold Coast Health; Southport Queensland Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Deakin University; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions for Hospitalised Patients; Centre for Health Practice Innovation; Menzies Health Institute Queensland; Griffith University; Southport Queensland Australia
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