title: Adverse events among nurse aides in long-term care facilities in Taiwan.
abstract: The study investigated the relationship between the incidence of adverse events and related factors among nurse aides in long-term settings in Taiwan. Of 213 nurse aides, 54.93% experienced an adverse event during the previous year. Four variables, including institution type, certification, years of work experience as a nurse aide, and job type, were found to be associated with the occurrence of adverse events. Findings suggested that health care managers provide training to nurse aides with a specific focus on maintaining quality care.
authors.affiliation: HN, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuan-Shan Branch, Taiwan (Ms Yu); and Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien City, Taiwan, and Taiwanese Centre of Evidence-Based Health Care, Taiwan (Dr Perng).
authors.forename: Man-Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shoa-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Perng
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D061214:Patient Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan