Nursing safety (adverse) events are categorized into 4 levels according to the severity of the event: level I events, level II events, level III events, and level IV events.
1. Level I event (warning event) - an unintended death, or a permanent loss of function that is not the result of the natural progression of the disease.
2, Class II events (adverse events) - in the course of medical treatment of the disease is due to diagnostic and therapeutic activities rather than the disease itself caused by the patient's organism and functional damage.
3, III event (no consequences) - although the fact that the error occurred, but did not cause any damage to the patient's body and function, or there are minor consequences and do not need any treatment can be fully recovered.
4. Level IV event (hidden event) - due to the timely detection of the error, but did not form the fact.
Categorization of adverse events
1 class, adverse treatment: including errors in drug administration, blood transfusion errors, outbreaks of medical infections, surgical identity site identification errors, surgical instruments left in the body, transfusion transfusion reactions;
2 class, accidental events: including falls, falling out of bed, wandering away, burns, burns, self-inflicted injuries, suicide, fire, theft, biting through the thermometer, poor restraint;
3 categories, doctor-patient communication events: including doctor-patient quarrels, physical assault, fights, violent behavior, etc.;
4 categories, dietary, skin care adverse events: including aspiration/asphyxiation, pharyngeal intake of foreign objects, hospital pressure ulcers, medically induced skin injuries;
5 categories, adverse auxiliary diagnosis, patient transfer events: including identity misidentification, loss of specimen, sudden change in condition or accident during or after examination or transport;
6, adverse plumbing care events: including slipped tubes, patient self-extraction;
7, occupational exposures: including needlestick injuries, cuts;
8, public ****facility events: including destruction of hospital buildings, malfunctioning of ward facilities, vandalism, hazardous substance leaks;
9, adverse auxiliary consultation, patient transfer events: including needle stick injuries, cuts;
10, adverse auxiliary consultation, patient transfer events: including needle stick injuries, cuts;
9 categories, medical equipment and instruments incident: including medical material failure, instrument failure, instruments do not meet the aseptic requirements;
10 categories, the supply room adverse events: including disinfection of the items did not meet the requirements, positive test of the heat source, the operation of the instrument package found to be inconsistent with the items of instruments.