Second victim phenomenon: Is 'just culture' a reality? An integrative review

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作者
White, Robin M. [1 ]
Delacroix, Romuald [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tampa, Tampa, FL 33606 USA
关键词
PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE; HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS; MEDICAL ERROR; ADVERSE EVENTS; NURSES; EXPERIENCE; IMPACT; PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS; INCIDENTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151319
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Background: Despite rigorous and multiple attempts to establish a culture of patient safety and a goal to decrease incidence of patient deaths in the health care, estimations of preventable mortality due to medical errors varied widely from 44,000 to 250,000 in hospital settings. This magnitude of medical errors establishes patient safety as being at the forefront of public concerns, healthcare practice and research. In addition to the potential negative impact on patients and the healthcare system, medical errors evoke intense psychological responses in health care providers' responses that threaten their personal and professional selves, and their ability to deliver high quality patient care. Studies show half of all hospital providers will suffer from second victim phenomena at least once in their careers. Health care institutions have begun a paradigm shift from blame to fairness, referred to as 'just culture'. 'Just culture' better ensures that a balanced, responsible approach for both providers who err and healthcare organizations in which they practice, and shifts the focus to designing improved systems in the workplace. Objectives: The aim of this review was to identify: how medical errors affect health care professionals, as second victims; and how health care organizations can make 'just culture' a reality. Design: An integrative review was performed using a methodical three-step search on the concept of second victims' perceptions and responses, as well as 'just culture' of health care institutions. Results: A total of 42 research studies were identified involving health care professionals: 10 qualitative studies; eight mixed-method studies; and 24 quantitative studies. Second victims' perceptions of the current 'just culture' included: 1) fear of repercussions of reporting medical errors as a barrier; 2) supportive safety leadership is central to reducing fear of error reporting; 3) improved education on adverse event reporting, developing positive feedback when adverse events are reported, and the development of non-punitive error guidelines for health care professionals are needed; and 4) the need for development of standard operating procedures for health care facility peer-support teams. Conclusions: Second victims' perceptions of organizational and peer support are a part of 'just culture'. Enhanced support for second victims may improve the quality of health care, strengthen the emotional support of the health care professionals, and build relationships between health care institutions and staff. Although some programs are in place in health care institutions to support 'just culture' and second victims, more comprehensive programs are needed.Y
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