Sameh Eltaybani|Nadia Mohamed|Mona Saad Abdelwareth
Nature of nursing errors and their contributing factors in intensive care units
Alexandria University|The University of Tokyo|Alexandria University|Alexandria University
errors tend multifactorial learning nurses experiences would powerful tool toward promoting patient safetyto identify nature nursing errors contributing factors intensive care units icusa semistructured interview 112 critical care nurses elicit reports encountered errors followed content analysisa total 300 errors reported 943 classified one error category eg lack intervention lack attentiveness documentation errors frequently involved error categories approximately 40 reported errors contributed significant harm death involved patients systemrelated factors involved 843 errors occur evening shift night morning shifts 427 versus 287 167 respectively statistically significant relation p 0001 error disclosure nursing supervisor impact patientnurses likely report errors feel safe reporting system burdensome although internationally standardized language define analyse nursing errors needed improving health care system particularly managerial environmental aspects might reduce nursing errors icus terms incidence seriousnesstargeting errorliable times icu midevening midnight shifts along improved supervision adequate staff reallocation might tackle incidence seriousness nursing errors development individualized nursing interventions patients low health literacy patients isolation might create meaningful dialogue icu health care safety