Documentation of Incident Reports by Jordanian Nurses in Accredited Private Hospitals: Types and Causes

Abstract

Incident reports refer to any unplanned events resulting in or with potential for injury, damage or other loss. The primary aim of this study was to develop a clear data base about the most frequent types of documented incident reports by nurses and to highlight the main causes for the incident reports at Jordanian accredited private hospitals after identifying their perception to incidents. A Cross sectional design has been used to include quantitative research method. The accessible sample is three hundred seventy six nurses and quality mangers, quality coordinators /facilitators, head nurses and directors of nurses who are working in Al-khalidi Medical Center, Istiklal hospital, and Esr'a hospital.The results of this study point out that incidents are well identify in Jordanian accredited private hospitals and the perception of incidents are well known. The main incident types reported were patient identification and blood related issues and the main causes of incidents were insufficient / improper use of equipments and lack of experienced staff as a point of reference. These findings suggest that patient safety initiatives should focus primarily on these two domains. Incident reporting represent a key safety tool and incident report data could improve safety and quality of health care in hospitals.