Journal of Nursing & Care

Aysun Ünal

Publications

• Research Article
  Medical Error Reporting Attitudes of Healthcare Personnel, Barriers and Solutions: A Literature Review
  Author(s): Aysun Ünal and Seyda SerenAysun Ünal and Seyda Seren
  
  Introduction: Medical error reporting has been recognized as the cornerstone of patient safety practices; however, healthcare personnel often do not report errors. In order to increase the frequency of error reporting, it is important to understand both the healthcare workers' attitudes towards reporting, as well as what they perceive as barriers. Aim: The aim of this literature review was to identify the medical error reporting attitudes of healthcare personnel worldwide, as well as the barriers they encounter and their suggestions to increase reporting. Methods: The national and international databases were scanned to identify the studies performed on medical error attitudes and barriers. A total of 28 studies that fit the criteria were evaluated. Results: According to the studies that were analyzed, the most commonly encountered reporting barrier was the fear of individual and lega.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000377

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