Research Article

Incident Reporting Behaviours and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Incident reporting behaviours in different patient situations among nurses working in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2015 ().

Situation Frequency (%)
ReportedDid not report

Situation 141.558.8
Situation 226.273.8
Situation 337.362.7

When a mistake is made but is caught and corrected before affecting the patient, how often is this reported?
When a mistake is made but has no potential harm to the patient, how often is this reported?
When a mistake is made that could harm the patient but does not, how often is this reported?