Seyedeh Fereshteh Mansouri1, Tahereh Khaleghdoost Mohammadi2, Masoomeh Adib3, Ehsan Kazemnejad Lili4, Mostafa Soodmand5. 1. MSc Student of Intensive Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. 2. Instructor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. 3. PhD Candidate in Nursing Education, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. 4. Associated Professor of Biostatistics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. 5. MSc Student of Medical-surgical Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract
AIM: this study aimed to assess nurses' views about major barriers to reporting errors and adverse events in intensive care units. METHOD: a descriptive analytical study was used to examine barriers to reporting such events. A questionnaire was completed by 251 nurses across seven hospitals in Iran to elicit information about their views on reporting errors and adverse events. RESULTS: the study identified three main areas that prevented the reporting of incidents-fear of the consequences after reporting an error, procedural barriers and management barriers. CONCLUSION: the most important approach to overcoming barriers that prevent nurses reporting adverse events would be to develop an atmosphere within which all nurses can report errors and the reasons that led to their occurrence honestly and without fear.
AIM: this study aimed to assess nurses' views about major barriers to reporting errors and adverse events in intensive care units. METHOD: a descriptive analytical study was used to examine barriers to reporting such events. A questionnaire was completed by 251 nurses across seven hospitals in Iran to elicit information about their views on reporting errors and adverse events. RESULTS: the study identified three main areas that prevented the reporting of incidents-fear of the consequences after reporting an error, procedural barriers and management barriers. CONCLUSION: the most important approach to overcoming barriers that prevent nurses reporting adverse events would be to develop an atmosphere within which all nurses can report errors and the reasons that led to their occurrence honestly and without fear.
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Keywords:
Adverse drug events; Adverse events; Barriers to reporting errors; Intensive care nursing; Medication errors