title: Nursing error: an integrated review of the literature.
abstract: Nursing errors are complex and take place frequently in the care of patients. However, despite their significance, they have not been properly defined or addressed in the literature. This integrative review of the literature explored the concept of nursing error, explained its definitions and described its attributes and measurements. The databases of Medline, CINAHL, Google Scholar and SID were searched using a number of keywords, including malpractice, adverse events and mistake, with and without the word nurse. The aim was to determine the definition of nursing error, regardless of the contextual aspects, in various scientific systems. After reviewing the relevant literature, content analysis (in MAXQDA) was applied to classify the definitions, attributes and measurements obtained on the basis of their similarities and differences. Ultimately, a definition was established for the concept of nursing error.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN,. mohsenpour_m81@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohaddeseh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohsenpour
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN,. mahmaimy2020@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammadali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN,. aabaszadeh@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbaszadeh
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Nursing Department, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN,. f.mohammadi@uswr.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Farahnaz Mohammadi
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Shahboulaghi
authors.affiliation: Professor, Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN,. hamid.khankeh@ki.se.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khankeh
mesh_terms: D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D019300:Medical Errors; D009726:Nurses; D009729:Nursing