Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(1):43-49 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0007

Occurrence of hospital-acquired infections in relation to missed nursing care: a literature review

Eva Mynaříková1, Darja Jaroąová2, Eva Janíková1,2, Ilona Plevová2, Andrea Polanská1, Renáta Zeleníková2
1 Department of Nursing Care, University Hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic
2 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Aim: To find an association between missed nursing care and hospital-acquired infections or other adverse events.

Design: A literature review.

Methods: The literature review included full texts of articles published in English in 2009–2018 and obtained by searching the following bibliographic databases: PubMed, Bibliographia Medica Čechoslovaca and ProQuest Central. Twenty-six articles were assessed for eligibility, of which nine articles meeting all the criteria were analyzed in detail.

Results: The analyzed studies have confirmed that missed nursing care is associated with hospital-acquired infections, with bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections and pneumonia being most frequent. Apart from hospital-acquired infections and missed nursing care, other adverse events were reported such as pressure ulcers, patient falls and medication error; moreover, patient dissatisfaction rose. Lower levels of missed nursing care were associated with a lower incidence of hospital-acquired infections and other adverse events.

Conclusion: Tackling the issue of missed nursing care would contribute to a lower incidence of hospital-acquired infections that harm patient health, prolong hospital stays and considerably increase healthcare costs.

Keywords: adverse events, hospital-acquired infections, missed nursing care

Published: March 9, 2020  Show citation

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Mynaříková E, Jaroąová D, Janíková E, Plevová I, Polanská A, Zeleníková R. Occurrence of hospital-acquired infections in relation to missed nursing care: a literature review. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2020;11(1):43-49. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0007.
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