ArticleTropical medicine and health2019
Experiences of frontline nurses with adverse medical events in a regional referral hospital in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
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- Factors influencing patient safety incident reporting in African healthcare organisations: a systematic integrative review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the knowledge gaps and reporting procedures for adverse events among professional nurses: evidence from Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Intention to disclose medical errors by healthcare providers to patients and associated factors in Ugandan health facilities: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Nursing categories' perceptions of the practice environment and quality of care in North West Province: a cross-sectional survey design.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Nurse perceptions of practice environment, quality of care and patient safety across four hospital levels within the public health sector of South Africa.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Nursing students' perception of medical errors: A cross-sectional study in a university.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Hospital Climate and Peer Report Intention on Adverse Medical Events: Role of Attribution and Rewards.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdverse medical events (AMEs) are threats to delivery of quality healthcare services, particularly in resource-poor settings such as Ghana. In sub-Saharan Africa, 30% of deaths are attributed to AMEs and a significant proportion of these events are not reported. This study explored personal experiences of nurses with AMEs and the constraints to reporting them.
methodsThis is a descriptive cross-sectional study among professional (
resultsOverall, knowledge and awareness level on AMEs was average (mean = 3.1 out of the five-point Likert scale of 1 = "Very poor" to 5 = "Excellent"). Knowledge levels among professional nurses (mean = 3.2) were relatively higher than those among auxiliary nurses (mean = 3.0), (
conclusionKnowledge levels of nursing staff on AMEs were generally low, and even though exposures were high they were not reported. There is the need to integrate AME modules into the pre-service and in-service training curricula for nurses to enhance their knowledge on AMEs; reporting registers for AMEs should be made available in clinical sites and staff incentives given to those who report AMEs. Lastly, protocols on AMEs should form part of the quality assurance value chain for health facilities to promote compliance.
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