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Barriers to incident reporting among nurses: a qualitative systematic review.
March 31, 2021
Hamed MMM, Konstantinidis S. West J Nurs Res. 2022;44(5):506-523.
Incident reporting plays an essential role in identifying patient safety threats. This study aggregated findings from qualitative studies to identify barriers to incident reporting among nurses. Fear of negative consequences was the most common barrier; other barriers included inadequate reporting systems, lack of interdisciplinary and interdepartmental cooperation, lack of necessary training, and blame culture.
