Abstract
Venous blood specimen collection is an important practical task that results in an analysis response that often leads to a clinical decision. Errors due to inaccurate venous blood specimen collecti ...
Highlights
Venous blood specimen collection (VBSC) is frequently performed and is an important procedure in healthcare
The aim of this study is to describe the experiences of healthcare personnel with incident reporting of venous blood specimen collection practices in primary health care
A patient safety incident in health care may be defined as an event or circumstance that could have resulted, or did result, in unnecessary harm to a patient (World Health Organization, 2009); the adverse event or incidents is avoidable and preventable
Summary
Venous blood specimen collection (VBSC) is frequently performed and is an important procedure in healthcare. It is difficult to understand why these mistakes occur so frequently considering two Swedish studies report that only approximately 30% of healthcare personnel have written a VBSC incident report (So€derberg, Grankvist, Brulin, & Wallin, 2009a; Wallin, 2008). According to Swedish regulations, caregivers are obliged to inform patients when a healthcare injury occurs and report to the adverse event in the patient’s record (The National Board of Health and Welfare, 2016). Even though incident reporting is obligatory in health care, studies indicate that few healthcare personnel complete an error report following an adverse event and many errors and shortcomings are not reported (Mitchell, Kline, Jones, & Tumlin, 2015; Nakamura, Yamashita, Tanihara, & Maeda, 2014). Written error reports are more detailed (Crane et al, 2015)
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