Abstract

Errors in nursing practice are a growing concern in healthcare posing a threat to patient safety. Practitioners have been hesitant to come forward and report errors because of negative ramifications in the workplace. Few studies have approached error management through the eyes of the clinician or have studied how nurses cope or change their practice after committing an error. Studies on nursing errors have traditionally used floor/unit nurses as the sample population. This study used an often unseen and highly specialized group known as perioperative or operating room registered nurses. This study was a descriptive, correlational design using a survey to obtain information. Perioperative registered nurses (N=272) who were members of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) participated in the study.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3238915; ProQuest document ID: 305324377. The author still retains copyright.

Authors

Robin R. Chard

Author Details

Robin R. Chard, PhD, RN, CNOR

Sigma Membership

Phi Gamma (Virtual)

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Error, Operating Room Nurses, Error Management

Advisor

Linda M. Goodfellow

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Duquesne University

Degree Year

2006

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-02-20

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