Definition refers to an unplanned, unanticipated, or usually unwanted event that occurs in the course of clinical diagnosis and treatment. or in any factors and events that may affect the outcome of patient care, increase patient suffering and burden and may lead to health care disputes or accidents and affect the proper functioning of health care and the safety of health care workers.?
Nursing adverse events and classification
(1) First-degree adverse events: refers to the events that have occurred, resulting in the patient's death, disability, tissue and organ damage leading to dysfunction, exacerbation of the condition, delayed recovery, or one of the following circumstances, namely, nursing fault behavior triggered by valid complaints or disputes; outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections; surgical identity Part identification error; surgical instruments left inside the body; patient's death due to unforeseen events.
(2) secondary care adverse events: refers to the events that have occurred and increased the patient's pain, but has no effect on the patient's condition and treatment results, and the degree of harm to the patient of the event is divided into no harm, mild harm, moderate harm, and heavy trial harm. In addition to the above 10 categories of situations, except for the 8 and 9 categories of situations, other situations that have occurred and involved the patient but have not yet reached the first level of nursing adverse events are included in the scope of this level.
(3) Level 3 Adverse Nursing Event: refers to a hidden event, an event where the adverse event did not actually occur or the event did not involve the patient due to inadvertent or real-time intervention, or an event that was not the result of a nursing action (e.g., public **** facility event, medical equipment and device event).
Types of Adverse Events
1. Patient falls, medication errors, wandering, aspiration or choking, burns, and other nursing accidents related to patient safety during hospitalization.
2. Diagnostic or therapeutic errors resulting in serious complications, unnatural death, serious functional impairment, prolonged hospitalization, or increased hospitalization costs and other medical events for the patient.
3. Serious adverse drug reactions or adverse blood transfusion reactions.
4. Damage to patients or medical personnel due to medical devices or medical equipment.
5. Damage to the patient caused by the workman or the escort.
6. Serious nosocomial infection.
7, outpatient emergency, defense, information and other related adverse events.