Abstract
Participants will acquire information about the most common type of adverse events that occur among the paediatric population in Ghana. The session will also afford participants the opportunity to become acquainted with paediatric nurses' practices as related to documentation and reporting of adverse events that occur in their unit.
Sigma Membership
Tau Lambda at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Reporting
Recommended Citation
Berchie, Gifty Osei; Abraham, Susanna Aba; Okantey, Christiana; Amoah, Vida Maame Kissiwaa; and Danquah, Charlotte Boachie, "Adverse incidents reporting in a paediatric unit of a university hospital in Ghana" (2017). Convention. 167.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/posters_2017/167
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Review Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Adverse incidents reporting in a paediatric unit of a university hospital in Ghana
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Participants will acquire information about the most common type of adverse events that occur among the paediatric population in Ghana. The session will also afford participants the opportunity to become acquainted with paediatric nurses' practices as related to documentation and reporting of adverse events that occur in their unit.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.