What is the definition of nursing adverse events?

Nursing adverse events refer to patients' death, prolonged hospitalization or some degree of disability due to medical nursing behavior, which can be divided into preventable adverse events and preventable adverse events.

Scholars put forward their own views on nursing adverse events. American scholars define it as: injury caused by nursing, prolonged hospitalization, disability or both.

Domestic scholars believe that nursing adverse events refer to nursing-related injuries, which may affect the diagnosis and treatment results of patients, increase the pain and burden of patients, and may lead to nursing disputes or accidents.

Extended data:

Adverse event types

(1) Nursing accidents related to patients' safety, such as falling, medication errors, getting lost, inhalation or suffocation, burns, etc., occurred during hospitalization;

(2) medical events such as serious complications, abnormal death, serious dysfunction, prolonged hospitalization time or increased hospitalization expenses due to diagnosis or treatment errors;

(3) serious adverse drug reactions or adverse blood transfusion reactions;

(4) Damage of medical devices or medical equipment to patients or medical personnel;

(5) Causing damage to patients due to public works personnel or accompanying personnel;

(6) Severe hospital infection;

(7) Emergencies, safety, information and other related adverse events.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Nursing Adverse Events