@article{6460, author = {Rebecca Schnall and Suzanne Bakken}, title = {Reporting of hazards and near-misses in the ambulatory care setting.}, abstract = {

The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency and types of hazard and near-miss events in the ambulatory setting. Nursing students (N = 566) submitted 9272 reports while in their ambulatory care rotation. Of these, 1624 were hazards and 985 were near-misses. The most commonly reported hazards and near-misses were related to infection (20.0%) and medication (19.1%), respectively. The most frequent category of open-ended comments was related to administrative problems.

}, year = {2011}, journal = {J Nurs Care Qual}, volume = {26}, pages = {328-334}, month = {12/2011}, issn = {1550-5065}, doi = {10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182109204}, language = {eng}, }