Characteristics of recovery from near misses in primary health care nursing: A Prospective descriptive study.

Aim: To describe the frequency and types of near misses and the recovery strategies employed by nurses in primary health care.

Background: Insufficient data are available on the role of nurses in near miss events and related factors in primary health care.

Method: A prospective descriptive study was carried out at one Urban Primary Health Care Centre, within the Málaga-Guadalhorce Health District (Malaga, Spain), from January to December 2018.