Table 9 Information provided to nurse respondents about errors that may occur in the healthcare setup during service delivery by healthcare providers
Type of error | Example |
|---|---|
1. Lack of attentiveness | Nurse did not check wound drains or dressing after surgery |
2. Lack of fiduciary concern | Nurse knowledge that doctor is misdiagnosing and failure to question this to prevent patient harm |
3. Inappropriate judgment | Lack of skill or knowledge or incorrect application |
4. Medication error | Administration of the wrong drug, drug amount or dose of drug to patient |
5. Lack of intervention on patients behalf | Failure to provide for patient needs for example advice on mother’s nutritional needs post delivery |
6. Lack of prevention | Failure to prevent harm to patient for example in terms of hygiene and infection |
7. Mistaken doctor orders | Missing or mistaking an order and as a result causing patient harm |
8. Documentation errors | Error in making a chart entry or failure to make a relevant entry all together |