Study Analyzes Link Between Nurse Self-Awareness and Medical Error Tendency
A cross-sectional study of 252 hospital nurses found that self-awareness levels significantly predict their tendency to commit medical errors.
Tag: Patient Safety
Vaccination Safety Climate Rates Positive Overall but Lacks Strong Management Support
A cross-sectional survey of 647 nursing professionals in Minas Gerais, Brazil, revealed a generally positive patient safety climate in vaccination ...
Hospital Infection Prevention Practices Often Exceed Clinical Need, Scoping Review Finds
A comprehensive scoping review of 57 hospital studies indicates that infection prevention practices like catheterization and glove use are frequently ...
Opinion Highlights Need for Health-Specific Supply Chain Expertise in Somali Hospitals
In an opinion article, researchers argue that strengthening hospital logistics in Somalia requires health-specific supply chain expertise and multidisciplinary technical ...
Primary Care Oral Challenges Safely Delabel Low-Risk Penicillin Allergies in Canadian Study
An observational study in a Canadian family medicine clinic found that delabeling low-risk penicillin allergies through direct oral amoxicillin challenges ...
Researchers Propose Standardized Hospital Licensing Framework to Modernize Quality Oversight in Iran
Investigators have developed and validated a five-dimensional, thirty-component regulatory framework to reform hospital licensing procedures and address longstanding structural oversight ...
Obstetric Nursing Students Show Improved Handover Skills After ISBAR Simulation
A mixed-methods study in Taiwan found that ISBAR-structured simulation teaching significantly improved communication clarity and confidence in obstetric nursing students.
Nursing Silence: New Review Links Motives to Workplace Responses
A new qualitative meta-synthesis reveals how anticipated consequences, perceived futility, and relationship preservation drive organizational silence among clinical nurses, highlighting ...
Meeting abstracts of the NursID Spring School 2025
In an intensive care setting, investigators conducted a retrospective audit of 100 patient records from 2022 to 2023 using the ...
Mini Midline Catheters Outperform Peripheral Lines in Intravenous Therapy Meta-Analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials found that mini midline catheters demonstrated higher puncture success, longer ...
Scoping Review Finds APP Safe in Emergency Care
A scoping review in BMC Emergency Medicine finds that advanced practice physiotherapy in emergency departments is safe, effective, and associated ...
Integrating Medical Simulation with Quality Improvement Yields Measurable Clinical Gains
Medical simulation achieves sustained improvements in healthcare delivery only when embedded within institutional quality improvement infrastructure and diagnostic systems.
Researchers Question Cost Savings of Capnography in Nasogastric Tube Placement Verification
Researchers assess how complete verification steps affect estimated cost savings for capnography during nasogastric tube placement.
Implementation Science Review Explores Nurse-Led Preoperative Consultations in Pediatric Surgery
A literature review applying the i-PARIHS implementation framework indicates that organizational barriers, rather than a lack of clinical evidence, impede ...
Perceived Medical Errors Not Linked to Emergency Patient Anxiety or Hopelessness
A cross-sectional study of 986 emergency department patients found that previous perceived medical error experiences were not significantly associated with ...
AI Literacy Predicts Generative AI Acceptance Among Surgical Nurses in Türkiye
A cross-sectional study of 305 surgical and operating room nurses in Türkiye found that artificial intelligence literacy, expected workload reduction, ...
Japanese Courts Weigh Liability in Rare Neonatal Collapse Cases
A retrospective analysis of twenty Japanese judicial decisions shows courts distinguished general risk from case-specific foreseeability in unexpected neonatal collapse ...
Basic Movement Ability Linked to Inpatient Fall Locations in Acute Care
A retrospective study of older acute-care inpatients who experienced a fall found that higher basic movement ability was independently associated ...
Simulated Patient Educators Set Global Standards for Human-Centered Medical Training
New standards for Physical Exam Teaching Associates mark the third publication in a global framework tracing simulated patient methodology from ...
Blinded experts flag unsafe actions in synthetic outputs from local clinical LLMs
A blinded panel of eight multidisciplinary experts judged the primary action acceptable in 338 of 400 synthetic clinical outputs from ...
