Diagnostic Error: An Overview.

Diagnostic error is increasingly identified as a concern in health care. The purposes of this article are to provide an understanding of diagnostic error and its contributing factors and to briefly review strategies to reduce errors. A literature review provided a definition of diagnostic error, a s...

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Publicado en:AACN Advanced Critical Care Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 123 - 131
Autor principal: Benbenek, Mary Mescher
Formato: review Journal Article
Publicado: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Summer2025
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        affil: Mary Mescher Benbenek is Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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          Diagnostic Errors Prevention and Control
          Quality of Health Care
          Patient Safety
          Decision Making, Clinical
          Treatment Errors
          Cognition
          Communication
          Health Personnel Education
          Critical Thinking
          Time Factors
      ab: Diagnostic error is increasingly identified as a concern in health care. The purposes of this article are to provide an understanding of diagnostic error and its contributing factors and to briefly review strategies to reduce errors. A literature review provided a definition of diagnostic error, a synopsis of diagnostic error prevalence and settings, systemic and individual factors contributing to diagnostic error, and cognitive biases and errors in diagnostic reasoning. Strategies to address diagnostic error are discussed. Diagnostic errors are prevalent across clinical settings, may result in harm, and are preventable. Enhancing the education of health care professionals related to diagnostic reasoning and metacognition, using clinical decision-making tools, and advocating for strong communication practices may reduce diagnostic errors in practice settings.
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