Safety Incidents in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Safety Incident Reports
Table 1
Examples of meaning units and codes in the data analysis process.
Authentic expressions
Codes
Subcategories
Categories
Main categories
“In their own room tried to hurt themselves by cutting with paper and by strangling with a charger’s wire.” [ID 12]
Patient was self-harming
Patient was dangerous toward themselves
Aggression toward others or themselves
What happened at the safety incident
“Emotional coping of the nurses is really low.” [ID 69]
Nurses were exhausted
Increased emotional distress
Decreased health and well-being
Harmful consequences for personnel
“Patient was manually restrained by two nurses and a third nurse was called for help to secure the situation.” [ID 64]
Manual restraint by multiple nurses
Manual restraint
Use of coercive measures
Possible consequences for patients
“Patient was manually restrained and taken to seclusion and given medication.” [ID 75]
Patient was taken into the seclusion room
Seclusion
“Patient was informed that they would be discharged from the ward after having Suboxone. The patient was also told that a guard or the police would be called if the patient acted aggressively toward others.” [ID 76]
Patient was discharged from the hospital after a substitution medication was given
