Conducting root cause analysis with nursing students: best practice in nursing education.
This article describes a novel approach that allows students to actively participate in a root cause analysis, whether the error was committed in the clinical setting or in the simulation setting. This process can develop student awareness of the responsibility and professional duty to participate in creating a safer patient environment.
Lambton
Judith
J
University of San Francisco, CA 94117, USA. lambtonj@usfca.edu
Mahlmeister
Laura
L
D019985:Benchmarking; D015984:Causality; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012381:Role Playing; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing