[Negligence: a risk factor in caring].
Descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative approach involving hundred fourteen causes of nursing ethical occurrences (or infractions) between 1995-2001. The objectives of the study were to: 1) characterize the nursing professionals involved in ethical occurrences; 2) identify causes of mistakes made. Outcomes obtained showed that: a) nursing auxiliaries were responsible for the majority of ethical occurrences: b) the main cause of occurrences were negligence, followed by imprudence: c) the more frequent technical mistake observed was in the preparation and/or administration of medicines. This study aims to contribute for a better understanding of the ethical issue involved in the daily nursing practice, as well as to alert professionals in order to not be involved in similar ethical events.
de Freitas
Genival Fernandes
GF
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. genivalf@usp.br
Oguisso
Taka
T
D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D012307:Risk Factors