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Nursing Student Errors and Near Misses: Three Years of Data
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Nursing Student Errors and Near Misses: Three Years of Data

Josephine Hernandez Silvestre and Nancy Spector
The Journal of nursing education, v 62(1)
01 Jan 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20221109-05
PMID: 36652577
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Abstract

Life Sciences & Biomedicine Nursing Science & Technology
Background: Understanding the magnitude of errors and near misses in all health care situations is crucial to preventing them from occurring in the future. However, little research is available on the type or extent of nurs-ing student errors in the United States. Method: Nursing student error and near miss data were submitted by more than 200 participating prelicensure nursing programs via a secured online repository. Results: Medication errors represented more than half (58.8%, n = 613) of the total error and near-miss data (n = 1,042) submitted. Errors and near misses were attributed to students not adhering to three major patient safety procedures: checking the pa-tient's identification, checking the patient's allergy status, and following the rights of medication administration. Conclusion: Results indicate collecting data on nursing students'errors and near misses can help nursing programs identify system issues, promote transparency, and make quality improvements. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(1):12-19.]

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