Table 3 Self-perceived reporting practices (N = 308)
From: Awareness of reporting practices and barriers to incident reporting among nurses
Question | Never % | Less than 50% of occasions | 50% or more of occasions | Always % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patient sustained a pressure sore whilst in hospital | How often do you report this incident? | 26.2 | 33.7 | 15.3 | 24.8 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 13.2 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 53.4 | ||
2 | Patient sustained an injury due to a fall in hospital | How often do you report this incident? | 26.2 | 32.8 | 17.4 | 23.6 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 10.8 | 15.3 | 23.8 | 50.1 | ||
3 | Patient sustained a hospital-acquired infection, e.g., infected wound site, phlebitis due to infected IV site | How often do you report this incident? | 31.0 | 31.1 | 18.2 | 19.7 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 15.3 | 17.5 | 22.8 | 44.4 | ||
4 | Patient sustained a DVT post-operatively due to inadequate prophylaxis | How often do you report this incident? | 35.8 | 27.7 | 15.7 | 20.8 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 13.5 | 15.5 | 22.2 | 48.7 | ||
5 | Patient received the wrong treatment or procedure | How often do you report this incident? | 28.8 | 26.8 | 16.2 | 26.2 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 14.2 | 13.2 | 20.0 | 52.5 | ||
6 | Patient did not receive the necessary treatment or procedure | How often do you report this incident? | 30.8 | 23.7 | 22.2 | 23.3 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 13.2 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 48.8 | ||
7 | Staff made a drug error, but it was not actually given (near miss) | How often do you report this incident? | 26.5 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 22.2 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 15.1 | 13.8 | 19.3 | 51.8 | ||
8 | Staff made a drug error where no corrective treatment was necessary | How often do you report this incident? | 26.5 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 23.7 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 13.5 | 13.7 | 21.9 | 50.7 | ||
9 | Staff made a drug error resulting in correcting treatment being given | How often do you report this incident? | 27.9 | 28.8 | 19.1 | 24.2 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 17.4 | 13.2 | 23.5 | 45.9 | ||
10 | Problem with equipment or machinery resulting in patient harm, e.g., Faulty pump/ bed | How often do you report this incident? | 28.2 | 30.0 | 23.1 | 18.7 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 15.5 | 15.9 | 22.8 | 45.8 | ||
11 | Breach in confidentiality, e.g., Information given without authority | How often do you report this incident? | 31.2 | 30.3 | 22.7 | 14.8 |
How often do you think you should report it? | 13.8 | 15.1 | 31.5 | 39.6 | ||