Nurses' families' experiences of involvement in nursing errors: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The most important and irreversible consequence of medical errors is the human impact caused by unintended actions. In a few studies, the significant impact of this error on the private life of healthcare staff have been mentioned, but the problems of the involved nurses' families had been ignored, as of now.

Aims

This study aimed to explain the nurses' families' experiences of involvement in nursing errors.

Methods

This is a qualitative study using conventional content analysis with 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with nurses and family members of nurses involved in medical errors, done through purposeful sampling and willingness to participate in the study.

Results

The results of the data analysis consisted of five main categories including

SUBMITTER: Mokhtari Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6608648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature