Table 2 Attitudes of HVNs toward risk management
From: Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan
Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|
Predicting and avoiding risks | HVNs keep the possibility of incidents in mind |
HVNs ensure that they take responsibility for their own nursing care | |
HVNs share information on medical safety among HVNs | |
Ensuring medical safety in home settings | HVNs consider safety in the living environment of the patient |
HVNs work with the patient and family to address safety issues | |
Coping with incidents | HVNs respond swiftly to incidents |
HVNs apply lessons from incidents to the home-visiting nursing agency | |
HVNs link incident experience to their behavioral modification | |
The role of administrators in medical safety | Administrators sought to improve the agency’s management of medical safety |
Administrators considered the safety of HVNs in their work | |
Administrators help HVNs cope with the stress associated with an incident |