title: [The perception of avoidable harm on the part of nurses of hospitals in the Calabria region. The Cultural Association of Nurses of Catanzaro].
abstract: How nurses perceive the extension and the quality of iatrogenic damage induced by assistance problems has been the object of a prospective evaluation in a sample of ten hospitals of Calabria, a southern Italian Region. An high proportion (85%) of the 394 episodes which have been described over the observation period (2 months) was deemed to have specific physical or psychological consequences for the patients. Up to 92% of the problems is estimated to be avoidable, while 12% of the iatrogenic episodes are attributed to the responsibility of nurses. Structural deficiencies are seen as the underlying cause in 52% of instances, organization difficulties in 35.5% and ignorance in 19.7%. Less than half of the problems lead to group discussion. Despite their limitations due the heterogeneity of participating wards and hospitals, the results provide many interesting suggestions and materials for training and permanent education programs.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012956:Societies, Nursing
vernacular_title: La percezione del disagio evitabile da parte degli infermieri di alcuni ospedali della regione Calabria. Associazione Culturale Infermieri di Catanzaro.