Learning from patient safety incidents: The Green Cross method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitals can improve how they learn from patient safety incidents. The Green Cross method, a proactive reporting and learning method, is one strategy to meet this challenge. In it, nurses play a key role. However, describing its impact on learning from the users' perspective is important.

Aim

This study aimed to describe nurses' experiences of learning from patient safety incidents before and 3 months after implementing the Green Cross method in a postanaesthesia care unit.

Study design

A qualitative study with an inductive descriptive design with focus group interviews was conducted before and 3 months after implementing the Green Cross method to assess its impact. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The study was conducted in a pos

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature