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Nurse-Perceived Patient Adverse Events depend on Nursing Workload

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between nursing workload and nurse-perceived patient adverse events. METHODS: A total of 1,816 nurses working in general inpatient units of 23 tertiary general hospitals in South Korea were surveyed, and collected data were ana...

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Autores principales: Kang, Jeong-Hee, Kim, Chul-Woung, Lee, Sang-Yi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26981344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.10.015
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between nursing workload and nurse-perceived patient adverse events. METHODS: A total of 1,816 nurses working in general inpatient units of 23 tertiary general hospitals in South Korea were surveyed, and collected data were analyzed through multilevel logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Among variables related to nursing workload, the non-nursing task experience had an influence on all four types of patient adverse events. Nurses with non-nursing tasks experienced patient adverse events—falls [odds ratio (OR) = 1.31], nosocomial infections (OR = 1.23), pressure sores (OR = 1.16), and medication errors (OR = 1.23)—more often than occasionally. In addition, when the bed to nurse ratio was higher, nurses experienced cases of pressure sores more often (OR = 1.35). By contrast, nurses who said the nursing workforce is sufficient were less likely than others to experience cases of pressure sores (OR = 0.78). Hospitals with a relatively high proportion of nurses who perceived the nursing workforce to be sufficient showed a low rate of medication error (OR = 0.28). CONCLUSION: The study suggested that the high level of nursing workload in South Korea increases the possibility of patient adverse events.