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| Author |
Elbe, E. |
Title  |
The private world of nursing related to incident reporting |
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| Year |
2002 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
ResearchArchive@Victoria |
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| Keywords |
Medical errors; Organisational culture; Risk management; Nursing |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this project was to explore the experience of nurses related to incident reporting. The reporting of incidents is important as it identifies professional risks for nurses. A descriptive qualitative approach was the methodology used and individual interviews of five senior nurses was the method of data collection. Attention was given to finding out about the supports for and barriers against nurses in reporting incidents; the outcomes for nurses of incident reporting; and the organisational culture and scope of 'professional' behaviour of nurses around incident reporting. The findings revealed that nurses identified themselves as the major reporters of incidents. They considered there was not 'a level playing field' for all professionals around who, how and why incidents were reported, investigated and within the post incident processes. The nurses reported that they made daily decisions about what was an incident, and whether to report events as incidents. They identified aids and supports to the decisions they made such as the medium for reporting and fear of what happened when the incident form left the nurse and went to management. A number of significant implications were identified for nursing, management and organisations in this research. Nurses need to feel they work in organisations which have a culture of safety around incident reporting. Management need to clearly communicate policies, processes and organisational expectations related to incident reporting. This should include how incidents will be reported, investigated and the purposes for which management use incident reporting information. It is also important that adequate structures are in place to support nurses when an incident occurs as thay can have stressful consequences for the nurses involved. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1147 |
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| Author |
Hawes, Philip C. |
| Title |
What educational and other experiences assist recently qualified nurses to understand and deal with clinical risk and patient safety? |
Type |
Book Whole |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
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Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
131 p. |
| Keywords |
Patient safety; Clinical risk; Graduate nurses; Professional development; Surveys |
| Abstract |
Interviews 9 nurses in their first year of clinical practice to investigate how newly-qualified nurses recognise and develop those skills relating to clinical risk and patient safety. Identifies workplace culture, clinical role models, exposure to the clinical environment, experiential learning, narrative sharing, debriefing and simulation as contributing to learning and understanding clinical risk and safe patient care. Considers strategies to facilitate professional development. |
| Call Number |
NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1696 |
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