Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan
Abstract Background In situations of home care, patients and their family members must address problems and emergencies themselves. For this reason, home-visiting nurses (HVNs) must practice risk management to ensure that patients can continue receiving care in the comfort of their homes. The purpos...
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| description | Abstract Background In situations of home care, patients and their family members must address problems and emergencies themselves. For this reason, home-visiting nurses (HVNs) must practice risk management to ensure that patients can continue receiving care in the comfort of their homes. The purpose of this study was to examine HVNs’ attitudes toward risk management. Methods This study adopted a qualitative description approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect information on HVNs’ risk management behavior and their attitudes toward it. Participants comprised 11 HVNs working at home-visiting nursing agencies in a prefecture of Japan. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using content analysis. Results Nurses’ attitudes toward risk management comprised the following themes: (i) predicting and avoiding risks, (ii) ensuring medical safety in home settings, (iii) coping with incidents, and (iv) playing the role of administrators in medical safety, which was answered only by administrators. Conclusions When practicing risk management, home-visiting nurses should first assess the level of understanding of the patient and family, followed by developing safety measures tailored to their everyday needs. These results further suggest that administrators should take actions to foster a working environment conducive to risk management. These actions include coordinating duties to mitigate risk and improve the process of reporting risks. This study provides a baseline for future researchers to assist patients and families requiring medical care services of this nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75c1efd641ca47b1b128f2f55462b8392022-12-22T00:33:00ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552022-06-0121111110.1186/s12912-022-00905-2Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in JapanKeiko Yoshimatsu0Hisae Nakatani1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, The University of ShimaneDepartment of Community and Public Health Nursing, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityAbstract Background In situations of home care, patients and their family members must address problems and emergencies themselves. For this reason, home-visiting nurses (HVNs) must practice risk management to ensure that patients can continue receiving care in the comfort of their homes. The purpose of this study was to examine HVNs’ attitudes toward risk management. Methods This study adopted a qualitative description approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect information on HVNs’ risk management behavior and their attitudes toward it. Participants comprised 11 HVNs working at home-visiting nursing agencies in a prefecture of Japan. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using content analysis. Results Nurses’ attitudes toward risk management comprised the following themes: (i) predicting and avoiding risks, (ii) ensuring medical safety in home settings, (iii) coping with incidents, and (iv) playing the role of administrators in medical safety, which was answered only by administrators. Conclusions When practicing risk management, home-visiting nurses should first assess the level of understanding of the patient and family, followed by developing safety measures tailored to their everyday needs. These results further suggest that administrators should take actions to foster a working environment conducive to risk management. These actions include coordinating duties to mitigate risk and improve the process of reporting risks. This study provides a baseline for future researchers to assist patients and families requiring medical care services of this nature.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00905-2Home-visiting nursesRisk managementPatient safety incidentsIncident preventionHome careAttitudes |
| spellingShingle | Keiko Yoshimatsu Hisae Nakatani Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan BMC Nursing Home-visiting nurses Risk management Patient safety incidents Incident prevention Home care Attitudes |
| title | Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan |
| title_full | Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan |
| title_short | Attitudes of home-visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in Japan |
| title_sort | attitudes of home visiting nurses toward risk management of patient safety incidents in japan |
| topic | Home-visiting nurses Risk management Patient safety incidents Incident prevention Home care Attitudes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00905-2 |
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