Developing a reporting and tracking tool for nursing student errors and near misses.
Disch J, Barnsteiner J. Developing a Reporting and Tracking Tool for Nursing Student Errors and Near Misses. J Nurs Reg. 2015;5(1):4-10. doi:10.1016/s2155-8256(15)30093-4.
Discussions about near misses offer opportunities to detect risks and improve safety in health care. This commentary describes the development and implementation of a tool to collect and provide information about reporting of nursing students' errors and near misses in order to determine trends and design prevention strategies.