Adverse events among nurse aides in long-term care facilities in Taiwan.

J Nurs Care Qual

HN, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuan-Shan Branch, Taiwan (Ms Yu); and Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien City, Taiwan, and Taiwanese Centre of Evidence-Based Health Care, Taiwan (Dr Perng).

Published: March 2016

The study investigated the relationship between the incidence of adverse events and related factors among nurse aides in long-term settings in Taiwan. Of 213 nurse aides, 54.93% experienced an adverse event during the previous year. Four variables, including institution type, certification, years of work experience as a nurse aide, and job type, were found to be associated with the occurrence of adverse events. Findings suggested that health care managers provide training to nurse aides with a specific focus on maintaining quality care.

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