Nurses report 85% of patient care incidents

ALMOST nine out of 10 adverse incidents involving patient care in Irish hospitals are made by nurses, with just 3% being reported by doctors, a study shows.

It also reveals that almost 40% of all incidents relate to patient slips, trips and falls — incidents seen as less threatening to staff members and more likely to be reported.

Nurses reported 85% of all incidents, while just 3% were reported by doctors. Medication incidents, at 11%, were the next significant classification, followed by incidents involving violence, harassment or aggression at 7%.