Should I report? A qualitative study of barriers to incident reporting among nurses working in nursing homes.

Ida Winsvold Prang; Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jørgensen

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Should I report? A qualitative study of barriers to incident reporting among nurses working in nursing homes.

October 29, 2014

Prang IW, Jelsness-Jørgensen L-P. Geriatr Nurs. 2014;35(6):441-447.

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In this qualitative study, nursing staff in long-term care facilities described barriers to reporting patient safety problems, including lack of a supportive culture, insufficient time, and fear of conflict or repercussions. These findings highlight the need for multifaceted interventions to improve nursing home safety.

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