Effects of stress on patient safety in acute care nursing - a descriptive literature review
Bambarendage, Dona Claudia; Perera, Bodiyabaduge Rivihansa Thanushamal; Pathirana, Isuru Sandaruwan Imiya Pathirannehelage (2023)
2023
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Working with healthcare experts on a daily basis could be one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. Gaining new information and having positive interactions with experts might be considered positive outcomes. The purpose of this thesis was to describe how stress experienced by nurses affects patient safety in acute care nursing settings in hospitals. The aim of this review was to produce new knowledge on how stress affects patient safety in acute care settings that could be used or utilized in improving the quality of patient care and patient safety.
Data was collected by using CINAHL, PubMed and Medline databases. There were 9 articles selected by using inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the data collected. In the content analysis two main categories and several generic categories which were produced by using the two study questions.
Results showed that how stress experienced by nurses affect patient safety in acute care settings as well as how patient safety incidents related to stress experienced by nurses could be prevented. There were many stress causing factors found which made an impact on patient safety. There were some preventive measures found in order to overcome the stress of the nurses.
In conclusion, this study's findings demonstrated the impacts of stress and how it could possibly be prevented. By outlining the impacts of stress and how it may be avoided, nurses and hospital administrators can gain a better understanding of how to reduce its occurrence. Furthermore, it is the obligation of the organization to make the required modifications to the working environment and regulations.
Data was collected by using CINAHL, PubMed and Medline databases. There were 9 articles selected by using inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the data collected. In the content analysis two main categories and several generic categories which were produced by using the two study questions.
Results showed that how stress experienced by nurses affect patient safety in acute care settings as well as how patient safety incidents related to stress experienced by nurses could be prevented. There were many stress causing factors found which made an impact on patient safety. There were some preventive measures found in order to overcome the stress of the nurses.
In conclusion, this study's findings demonstrated the impacts of stress and how it could possibly be prevented. By outlining the impacts of stress and how it may be avoided, nurses and hospital administrators can gain a better understanding of how to reduce its occurrence. Furthermore, it is the obligation of the organization to make the required modifications to the working environment and regulations.