4th Semester → Others Patient safety

L12: Reporting system

L12 (Reporting system ) :

_🔴Types of reporting system :

1-Mandatory : associated with seriousinjuries or death. (all errors must be reported)

2-Voluntary :associated with errors with minimal injury (to identify vulnerabilities in system)

_ 🔴Characteristics of successful reporting system :

1-Non-punitive

2-Confidential

3-independent

4-expert analysis

5-Timely

6-System oriented8-Responsive

_🔴Barriers for reporting :

1-No feedback

2-form is too long

3-incident seem trivial

4-ward was busy

5-Not sure who is responsible for making report

_🔴Goals of ENSTN in promote reporting :

1-prevent late diagnosis

2-prevent late treatment

3-prevent complications

4-prevent negligence

5-prevent miscommunication