Abstract

Although it is recognized that significant under-reporting of nursing error exists, little is known about how nurses learn to recognize and manage nursing error in the clinical setting. Knowledge of this process is a necessary prerequisite to understanding and reducing nursing error, as well as increasing the reporting of error.

Grounded theory methodology in the tradition of Strauss and Corbin (1998) was selected for inquiry into the process through which nurses learn to recognize and manage nursing error over the course of their careers. The sample consisted of 24 nurses from the RN to BSN, MSN, and Ph.D. programs at the University of South Florida and the continuing education programs at Florida Risk Management Institute, Inc. The data was generated through in-depth, confidential interviews with the participant nurses about their error experiences. Triangulation was accomplished through observation of 24 Florida Board of Nursing disciplinary hearings based on the premise that volunteer nurses' and compelled nurses' error stories may be different. Results were validated through review with three participants in the study and one participant from the pilot study.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3041099; ProQuest document ID: 276016599. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Suzanne Edgett Collins, PhD, MPH, JD, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Grounded Theory

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Quality of Care, Mistakes, Patient Safety, Nursing Performance

Advisor

Mary E. Evans

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of South Florida

Degree Year

2001

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2023-02-21

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