Table 3 Summary of the main areas of critical incidents, categories describing actions in recent situations. Numbers of actions in brackets
Main area | Categories | Sub-Categories |
|---|---|---|
Moral actions by the RNs in nursing | Acting due to nursing ethics | The nurse takes her own moral responsibility (13) The nurses felt responsibility to act (3) |
Providing evident care | Walking the extra mile | Stretched the boundaries (4) Doing the extra (5) |
Actively searching for information | The nurse herself actively searches for information (10) Engage relatives (6) | |
Acting for security | Knowing boundaries (3) Convey safety (6) |