Published in Health Psychology Research
The experiences of physicians’ errors could affect their professional practice. The aim of study was to explore physicians’ experiences of medical errors and its consequences. This was a qualitative study in which ten Brazilian physicians were selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected via semistructured interviews and analyzed th...
Published in BMC Nursing
BackgroundThere is growing interest in examining the factors affecting the reporting of errors by nurses. However, little research has been conducted into the effects of perceived patient safety culture and leader coaching of nurses on the intention to report errors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 256 nurses in the emergency...
Published in Ethik in Der Medizin
Von Mitarbeitenden im Gesundheitswesen wird ein professioneller Umgang mit PatientInnen und Zugehörigen verlangt. Die Begleitung in Lebenskrisen, bei Erkrankung, Sterben und Tod stellt hohe Anforderungen. Als besonders belastend kann erlebt werden, wenn Mitarbeitende bei der Entscheidungsfindung in Gewissenskonflikte geraten oder sich in einer Dile...
Published in The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
Published in BMC Medical Ethics
BackgroundBetween the need for transparency in healthcare, widely promoted by patient’s safety campaigns, and the fear of negative consequences and malpractice threats, physicians face challenging decisions on whether or not disclosing medical errors to patients and families is a valid option.We aim to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices ...
Published in Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Background: Life-saving treatments and high-quality care techniques increase the opportunity for patient safety incidents in Intensive care unit. Aims: This descriptive correlation study aimed to determine the impacts of occupational cognitive failure and subjective workload on patient safety incidents among intensive care units nurses. Methods and...
Published in Academic Psychiatry
Objective Medical errors affect trainees. Existing curricula emphasize tenets of patient safety but rarely address the impact of medical errors on health care providers, particularly at the undergraduate level. The authors developed an interactive session exploring the professional and personal effects of medical errors for 300 second-year medical ...
Published in BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundThis study aims to increase understanding of how patient and family education affects the prevention of medical errors, thereby providing basic data for developing educational contents.MethodsThis descriptive study surveyed patients, families, and Patient Safety Officers to investigate the relationship between educational contents and med...
Published in World Journal of Gastroenterology
BACKGROUND System based practice (SBP) milestones require trainees to effectively navigate the larger health care system for optimal patient care. In gastroenterology training programs, the assessment of SBP is difficult due to high volume, high acuity inpatient care, as well as inconsistent direct supervision. Nevertheless, structured assessment i...
Published in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
The medico-legal autopsy is an essential tool in investigating deaths caused by an adverse event in health care, for both clinical risk management and for professional liability issues. However, there are no statistics available regarding the frequency of autopsies performed due to suspected adverse events. This study aimed to determine the number ...
