… Journal of nursing care quality … J Nurs Care Qual … Missed nursing care may explain part of …

Hierarchy and authority gradients are persistent contributors to poor communication in health care. This commentary describes a way for clinicians to challenge authority and assert themselves to enhance team communication and raise concerns.

… Journal of nursing care quality … J Nurs Care Qual … Effective teamwork plays a key role in …

… West J Nurs Res … West J Nurs Res … Nurse staffing ratios have been linked to …

The extent to which patient reports capture medical errors versus poor service quality remains controversial. This survey examined hospitalized patient reports and found a substantial burden of missed care. Most frequently missed were mouth care, ambulation, repositioning, bathing, and discussing tests and procedures. The study demonstrated that patients who reported pressure ulcers, medication errors, hospital-acquired infections, and intravenous line problems were more likely to also report missed nursing care. This suggests that significant errors of omission exist in current inpatient nursing practice.

… of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA … J Am Med Inform Assoc … Direct observation of ward nurses' …

Missed nursing care (failure to perform required patient care elements) is surprisingly common. This qualitative study found that patients were able to reliably identify episodes of missed nursing care and their perceptions correlated with nurses' opinions.

This study surveyed nurses and discovered that inadequate nurse staffing levels may partly explain gaps in required nursing care for patients.

In this survey conducted in 50 nursing units, the frequency of missed nursing care was at least partly attributable to poor teamwork between nurses.

This study observed nurses for 4-hour periods and found that interruptions and multitasking were common. Although nurses managed these discontinuities well, the potential for errors is present and should be a target for prevention strategies.

… The Journal of nursing administration … J Nurs Adm … Suboptimal teamwork between nurses and nursing …

The authors analyze the concept that missed nursing care is an error of omission, identify root causes, and discuss the consequences of failures.

… The Journal of nursing administration … J Nurs Adm … A nursing survey, The Missed Nursing Care Survey …

… Journal of nursing care quality … J Nurs Care Qual … This study used focus groups to develop a …

… J Nurs Adm … J Nurs Adm … The authors describe an initiative to improve … teamwork, and lower staff turnover and vacancies. … Kalisch BJ, Curley M, Stefanov S. An intervention to enhance nursing staff teamwork and engagement.  J Nurs Adm . 2007;37(2):77-84. …

The authors comment on key contributors to errors in an inpatient unit and identify practices that support reliable and safe patient care.

… J Nurs Adm … The authors share several strategies for … the work environment to build familiarity and stability. … Kalisch BJ, Begeny SM. Improving nursing unit teamwork. J Nurs Adm. 2005;35(12):550-556. …