Although the tendency of nursesto perform medical malpractice appears to be low, providing trainings on reducing medical malpractices may contribute to raisingawareness on patient safety.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: This study was conducted to determine the tendency of imprudent behavior and malpractice in nursing students of a stateuniversity.Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 103 students.Results: The vast majority of the students indicated factors such as small number of nurses working, high workload, fatigue, stressand loading nurses with off-duty jobs as causes of medical malpractice.Conclusion: The majority of medical malpractices occur due to preventable imprudent behavior.
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Key Findings & Data:Aim: This study was conducted to determine the tendency of imprudent behavior and malpractice in nursing students of a stateuniversity.Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 103 students.Results: The vast majority of the students indicated factors such as small number of nurses working, high workload, fatigue, stressand loading nurses with off-duty jobs as causes of medical malpractice.Conclusion: The majority of medical malpractices occur due to preventable imprudent behavior.
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Conclusion & Impact:Although the tendency of nursesto perform medical malpractice appears to be low, providing trainings on reducing medical malpractices may contribute to raisingawareness on patient safety.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the tendency of imprudent behavior and malpractice in nursing students of a stateuniversity.Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 103 students.Results: The vast majority of the students indicated factors such as small number of nurses working, high workload, fatigue, stressand loading nurses with off-duty jobs as causes of medical malpractice.Conclusion: The majority of medical malpractices occur due to preventable imprudent behavior. Although the tendency of nursesto perform medical malpractice appears to be low, providing trainings on reducing medical malpractices may contribute to raisingawareness on patient safety.
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IŞIK, K., DURMAZ, Y. Ç., SERİN, E. K., DOĞAN, R. (2022). Determination of the tendency of imprudent behavior and malpractice in nursing students of a state university. Annals of Medical Research, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 5, 1474–1480. https://ajindex.com/articles/446456
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