• J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Feb 2018

    A National Study Links Nurses' Physical and Mental Health to Medical Errors and Perceived Worksite Wellness.

    • MelnykBernadette MazurekBMThe Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio (Drs Melnyk, Tan, Gawlik); Bon Secours Health System, Marriottsville, Maryland (Dr Orsolini); University of Michigan School of Nursing, Department of Health Behavior an, Liana Orsolini, Alai Tan, Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, MelkusGail D'EramoGD, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, Virginia Hill Rice, Angelica Millan, Sandra B Dunbar, Lynne T Braun, JoEllen Wilbur, Deborah A Chyun, Kate Gawlik, and Lisa M Lewis.
    • The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio (Drs Melnyk, Tan, Gawlik); Bon Secours Health System, Marriottsville, Maryland (Dr Orsolini); University of Michigan School of Nursing, Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Dr Arslanian-Engoren); New York University College of Nursing, New York, New York (Dr Melkus, Dr Chyun); University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Dunbar-Jacob); Emeritus, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (Dr Rice); LAC/DPH Children's Medical Services, El Monte, California (Dr Millan); Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Dunbar); Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Braun, Wilbur); and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Lewis).
    • J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2018 Feb 1; 60 (2): 126-131.

    ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to describe (1) nurses' physical and mental health; (2) the relationship between health and medical errors; and (3) the association between nurses' perceptions of wellness support and their health.MethodsA cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted with 1790 nurses across the U.S.ResultsOver half of the nurses reported suboptimal physical and mental health. Approximately half of the nurses reported having medical errors in the past 5 years. Compared with nurses with better health, those with worse health were associated with 26% to 71% higher likelihood of having medical errors. There also was a significant relationship between greater perceived worksite wellness and better health.ConclusionWellness must be a high priority for health care systems to optimize health in clinicians to enhance high-quality care and decrease the odds of costly preventable medical errors.

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