Impacts of Job Stress and Cognitive Failure on Patient Safety Incidents among Hospital Nurses

Patient safety incidents were affected by shift work, cognitive failure, and job stress, and there is a necessity to reduce job instability and clearly define the scope and authority for duties that are directly related to the patient's safety.

Abstract

Patient safety incidents were affected by shift work, cognitive failure, and job stress. Many countermeasures to reduce the incidents caused by shift work, and plans to reduce job stress to reduce the workers' cognitive failure are required. In addition, there is a necessity to reduce job instability and clearly define the scope and authority for duties that are directly related to the patient's safety.