Abstract
Background
Nursing safety events involving undergraduate nursing interns often occur but are under-reported. Only a few nursing schools have instituted formal reporting systems. The factors that affect reporting by undergraduate nursing interns are largely unknown.
Objective
The study aimed to explore the barriers and incentives to nursing safety event reporting by nursing interns.
Design
Focus groups were adopted to generate data for qualitative, thematic analyses.
Settings
Focus groups were held in intern dormitories during evenings or weekends.
Participants
Purposive sampling strategies were employed. The participants were undergraduate nursing interns from one medical university in Fuzhou, China.
Methods
A total of six focus groups were conducted. Semi-structured questions guided the groups.
Results
Thirty-eight undergraduate nursing interns attended the groups. Barriers to nursing safety event reporting had five major themes: “Lack of knowledge,” “Inconvenience of the reporting system,” “Feeling of uncertainty and dishonor,” “No benefit from reporting,” and “Social influence.” Incentives had three major themes: “Nursing safety event education,” “Optimization of the reporting system,” and “Anonymous reporting.” Specific and targeted suggestions were considered, such as education by QQ or WeChat and the use of mobile devices.
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