Controlling and Preventing Errors in Nursing Care of Pediatric Patients

This book provides nurses with a practical, evidence-based guide to understanding, preventing, and managing errors in pediatric patient care, from infancy through adolescence (0–18 years). Recognizing that nurses carry the largest responsibility in patient care, it identifies common and serious errors, explores their root causes, and offers strategies to reduce risk while promoting safe, high-quality care.

Key Features

• Focuses on pediatric-specific considerations, including patient frailty and communication limitations.
• Examines predisposing and contributing factors such as staff shortages, fatigue, and work overload.
• Covers types of errors: omission, medication (prescribing, dosing), identification, and procedural errors.
• Discusses consequences, detection methods, and monitoring strategies for nursing errors.
• Provides evidence-based recommendations for preventing and managing errors in practice.
• Serves as a resource for professional nurses, educators, leaders, and mentors in training novice nurses.