ReviewInternational journal of nursing sciences2024
The effectiveness of checklists and error reporting systems in enhancing patient safety and reducing medical errors in hospital settings: A narrative review.
Review in International journal of nursing sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Cancer Screening as a Conversation, Not a Checklist: Enhancing Professional Cancer Education Through Narrative Medicine.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Preventing Improperly Reprocessed Instruments.AORN journal · 2026Article
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- Medication error reporting in Ghana: A multicenter assessment of healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices.PloS one · 2026Article
- Practising Safe Care in Critical Care: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- The effect of nurses' professional quality of life on attitudes toward organ donation: a structural equation modeling approach.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Navigating Clinical Efficacy and Legal Boundaries: Implications of Nurse-Led Glycemic Management in Critical Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Insights from critical care nurses: role of leadership coaching in enhancing incident reporting culture: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Verifiable Summarization of Electronic Health Records Using Large Language Models to Support Chart Review.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Could a Mediterranean Diet Modulate Alzheimer's Disease Progression? The Role of Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Signatures in Neurodegeneration.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Greater Compassion in Responding to Medical Error.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a multimodal AI-based clinical assessment platform in emergency care: an exploratory pilot study.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- The Application of Checklist in Chronic Disease: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Perceptions of AI-supported training for electronic health record use in Tanzania: A preliminary exploratory study.Digital healthArticle
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Objectives: This narrative review aimed to explore the impact of checklists and error reporting systems on hospital patient safety and medical errors. Methods: A systematic search of academic databases from 2013 to 2023 was conducted, and peer-reviewed studies meeting inclusion criteria were assessed for methodological rigor. The review highlights evidence supporting the efficacy of checklists in reducing medication errors, surgical complications, and other adverse events. Error reporting systems foster transparency, encouraging professionals to report incidents and identify systemic vulnerabilities. Results: Checklists and error reporting systems are interconnected. Interprofessional collaboration is emphasized in checklist implementation. In this review, limitations arise due to the different methodologies used in the articles and potential publication bias. In addition, language restrictions may exclude valuable non-English research. While positive impacts are evident, success depends on organizational culture and resources. Conclusions: This review contributes to patient safety knowledge by examining the relevant literature, emphasizing the importance of interventions, and calling for further research into their effectiveness across diverse healthcare and cultural settings. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for healthcare providers to optimize patient safety outcomes.
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