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Interventions to support nurses as second victims of patient safety incidents: A qualitative study of nurse managers' perceptions.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jun2024, Vol. 80 Issue 6, p2552-2565, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Aims: To describe nurse managers' perceptions of interventions to support nurses as second victims of patient safety incidents and to describe the management of interventions and ways to improve them. Design: A qualitative study using interviews. Methods: A purposive sample of nurse managers (n = 16) recruited from three hospital districts in Finland was interviewed in 2021. The data were analysed using elements of inductive and deductive content analysis. Results: The study identified three main categories: (1) Management of second victim support, which contained three sub‐categories related to the nurse manager's role, support received by the nurse manager and challenges of support management; (2) interventions to support second victims included existing interventions and operating models; and (3) improving second victim support, based on the sub‐categories developing practices and developing an open and non‐blaming patient safety culture. Conclusion: Nurse managers play a crucial role in supporting nurses as second victims of patient safety incidents and coordinating additional support. Operating models for managing interventions could facilitate nurse managers' work and ensure adequate support for second victims. The support could be improved by increasing the awareness of the second victim phenomenon. Implications for the Profession and Patient Care: Mitigating the harmful effects of patient safety incidents can improve nurses' well‐being, reduce burden and attrition risks and positively impact patient safety. Impact: Increasing awareness of the second victim phenomenon and coherent operation models would provide equal support for the nurses and facilitate nurse managers' work. Reporting Method: COREQ checklist was used. What does this paper contribute to the wider global clinical community? Nurse managers' role is significant in supporting the second victims and coordinating additional support.Awareness of the second victim phenomenon and coherent operating models can secure adequate support for the nurses and facilitate nurse managers' work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MANAGEMENT styles
NURSES
NURSE administrators
VICTIM psychology
PATIENT safety
QUALITATIVE research
OCCUPATIONAL roles
HOSPITAL nursing staff
INTERVIEWING
CONTENT analysis
RISK management in business
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
JUDGMENT sampling
THEMATIC analysis
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
ADVERSE health care events
SOCIAL support
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
MEDICAL incident reports
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177189604
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16013