Reporting Tool for Safe Nursing Practice

To be completed by student or faculty member within 24 hours of the occurrence of an error or near-miss.

The information is to inform the Dean and Program Directors of all incidents in order to consider changes that might prevent similar incidents and to alert Human Resources of potential claims or need for further investigation.

Error-the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of an incorrect plan to achieve an aim

Near-miss- an incident that did no cause harm; events, situations or incidents that could have caused adverse consequences and harmed a patient but did not.  Sometimes referred to as a “good catch”