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Evidence that nurses need to participate in diagnosis: lessons from malpractice claims.

Gleason KT, Jones RM, Rhodes C, et al. Evidence that nurses need to participate in diagnosis: lessons from malpractice claims. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e959-e963. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000621.

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April 29, 2020
Gleason KT, Jones RM, Rhodes C, et al. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e959-e963.
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This study analyzed malpractice claims to characterize nursing involvement in diagnosis-related (n=139) and failure-to-monitor malpractice (n=647) claims. The most common contributing factors included inadequate communication among providers (55%), failure to respond (41%), and documentation failures (28%). Both diagnosis-related and physiologic monitoring cases listing communication failures among providers as a contributing factor were associated with a higher risk of death (odds ratio [OR]=3.01 and 2.21, respectively). Healthcare organizations need to take actions to enhance nurses’ knowledge and skills to be better engage them in the diagnostic process, such as competency training and assessment.

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Gleason KT, Jones RM, Rhodes C, et al. Evidence that nurses need to participate in diagnosis: lessons from malpractice claims. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e959-e963. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000621.