Table 4 Reporting barriers as perceived by nurses (N = 308)
From: Awareness of reporting practices and barriers to incident reporting among nurses
NO | Barrier to Reporting | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neither | Agree | Strongly Agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
1. | I am worried about disciplinary action | 30 (9.2%) | 38 (12.7) | 57 (18.5) | 156 (51.3) | 27 (8.3) |
2. | I don’t want to get into trouble | 23 (7.1) | 64 (20.7) | 60 (19.7) | 138 (43.5) | 23 (7.1) |
3. | If I report something, I never get any feedback on what action is taken | 16 (4.9) | 74 (23.8) | 72 (23.2) | 109 (36.5) | 37 (11.6) |
4. | I feel that if I discuss the case with the person involved, nothing else needs to be done | 24 (7.4) | 69( 21.4) | 66 ( 20.3) | 115 (40.4) | 34 (10.5) |
5. | I worry about who else is privy to the information that I disclose | 20 (6.2) | 61 (18.8) | 77 (23.7) | 120 (36.9) | 30 (9.2) |
6. | It’s not my responsibility to report somebody else’s mistakes | 30 (9.2) | 71 (21.8) | 65 (20.2) | 115 (40.4) | 27 (8.5) |
7. | My co-workers may be unsupportive | 25 (7.7) | 67 (20.8) | 81 (24.9) | 102 (36.4) | 33 (10.2) |
8. | I am worried about litigation | 20 (6.2) | 64 (20.7) | 80 (25.6) | 112 (39.5) | 26 (8.0) |
9. | Even if I don’t give my details, I’m sure that they’ll track me down | 20 (6.2) | 63 (19.4) | 92 (28.5) | 107 (37.9) | 26 (8.0) |
10. | When the ward is busy, I forget to make a report | 22 (6.8) | 58 (17.8) | 70 (21.8) | 117 (41.0) | 41 (12.6) |
11. | I don’t feel confident that the form is kept anonymous | 22 (6.8) | 59 (18.2) | 92 (28.5) | 108 (37.0) | 31 (9.5) |
12. | The incident form takes too long to fill out, and I just don’t have time | 23 (7.1) | 63 (19.8) | 87 (26.8) | 109 (37.5) | 27 (8.8) |
13. | The incident was too trivial | 16 (4.8) | 65 (20.0) | 80 (24.0) | 116 (41.0) | 36 (10.2) |
14. | Junior staff are often blamed unfairly for adverse incident | 24 (7.4) | 64 (20.7) | 65 (20.2) | 138 (46.5) | 17 (5.2) |
15. | When the incident does not eventuate or a correction is made (a near miss), then I don’t see any point in reporting it | 19 (5.9) | 56 (17.4) | 82 (26.2) | 126 (42.8) | 25 (7.7) |
16. | Adverse incident reporting is unlikely to lead to system changes that will improve the quality of care | 17 (5.4) | 58 (17.9) | 82 (26.2) | 126 (42.8) | 25 (7.7) |
17. | The hospital form is too complicated and requires too many details | 25 (7.7) | 52( 16.3) | 96 (31.5) | 105 (35.3) | 30 (9.2) |
18. | I don’t want the case discussed in meetings | 21 (6.7) | 54 (16.8) | 82 (26.2) | 125 (42.1) | 26 (8.2) |
19. | I don’t know whose responsibility is to make a report | 23 (7.1) | 54 (16.8) | 89 (27.4) | 107 (37.9) | 35 (10.8) |