J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2022 Sep;28(4):331-341. 10.11111/jkana.2022.28.4.331.

Influence of Clinical Nurses’ Second-Victim Experience and Second-Victim Support in Relation to Patient Safety Incidents on Their Work-Related Outcomes

• Jung SJ
• Lee Y
• Bae SH

• KMID: 2536043
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2022.28.4.331

Abstract

Purpose
This study aims to determine the influence of clinical nurses’ second-victim experience and second-victim support on their negative work-related outcomes.
Methods
We used a cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 179 clinical nurses from two Korean tertiary hospitals. The data were collected through a structured self-questionnaire survey and analyzed via descriptive analysis, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA (analysis of variance), Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression.
Results
Second-victim experience revealed a significant negative correlation with second-victim support and a significant positive correlation with negative work-related outcomes. The second-victim experience was found to be a significant predictor of negative work-related outcomes. These factors explained 46.3% of the negative work-related outcomes in the regression model.
Conclusion
It is necessary to determine the degree of second-victim experience among clinical nurses and provide second-victim support to prevent future occurrences of negative work-related outcomes.

Keyword

Medical errors; Second-victim experience; Second-victim support; Occupational stress; Patient safety