Comparison of reports of missed nursing care: Registered Nurses vs. practical nurses in hospitals

Background Missed nursing care is an error of omission defined as standard, required nursing care that is not completed or is seriously delayed. Study findings from around the world show that missed nursing care is a global concern. Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare reports of missed...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of caring sciences Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 1227 - 1236
Main Authors: Bragadóttir, Helga, Kalisch, Beatrice J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sweden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2018
Subjects:
Acute services
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross‐sectional study
Data collection
Female
Health care
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Iceland
Inpatient care
inpatient units
Intensive care
Licensed Practical Nurses - psychology
Licensed Practical Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical errors
Medical Errors - psychology
Medical Errors - statistics & numerical data
Medical personnel
Medical-surgical nursing
Middle Aged
missed nursing care
Nurses
Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing Care - psychology
Nursing Care - statistics & numerical data
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Nursing Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
practical nurse
Quality of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Questionnaires
registered nurses
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teams
Iceland
hospitals
registered nurses
practical nurse
missed nursing care
cross-sectional study
nursing
inpatient units
ISSN:0283-9318, 1471-6712, 1471-6712
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Summary:Background Missed nursing care is an error of omission defined as standard, required nursing care that is not completed or is seriously delayed. Study findings from around the world show that missed nursing care is a global concern. Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare reports of missed nursing care by two types of nurses – registered nurses and practical nurses – in acute care hospitals in Iceland. Former studies in the USA indicate a variance in reports of missed nursing care by staff with different roles. Methods This was a cross‐sectional descriptive study using the MISSCARE Survey‐Icelandic questionnaire for data collection. The questionnaire asks about the amount of missed nursing care on the unit for 24 nursing elements (Part A) and 17 reasons of care being missed (Part B). Participants were nursing staff from medical, surgical and intensive care units in all hospitals in Iceland. Findings A t‐test for independent groups showed a significant difference for the overall missed nursing care score (Part A) between registered nurses (M = 2.09, SD = 0.51) and practical nurses (M = 1.82, SD = 0.59) [t(541) = 5.703, p < 0.001]. A comparison of the overall mean score for reasons of missed nursing care (Part B) between registered nurses (M = 2.32, SD = 0.38) and practical nurses (M = 2.21, SD = 0.62) indicated a significant difference in their reporting [t(299) = 2.210, p = 0.028]. In spite of the overall significant difference in ratings of the elements and reasons for missed nursing care by registered nurses and practical nurses, a pattern is evident in the ranking of the elements of nursing care being missed and reasons. Conclusions The findings of this study point to the need to acknowledge certain aspects of missed nursing care and the different roles within nursing. They indicate a need to improve open, sincere and structured communication and mutual respect and trust within healthcare teams in Icelandic hospitals.
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ISSN:0283-9318
1471-6712
1471-6712
DOI:10.1111/scs.12570