Directly involved in an unanticipated adverse event (n=143) | 95 | 66.4 |
Experience any problems, such as anxiety, depression, or concern about ability to perform job, as a result of this event (n=133) | 77 | 57.9 |
Reached out for support or talked to someone about the event (n=128) | 90 | 70.3 |
If you reached out for support, who did you talk to (of n=90) (one or more response per respondent) | | Per cent agree |
Colleague on the unit | | 32.5 |
Colleague off the unit | | 11.3 |
Spouse/significant other | | 22.2 |
Friend | | 18.2 |
Manager/supervisor | | 11.3 |
Counsellor | | 2.0 |
Chaplain/clergy | | 1.5 |
Risk manager/attorney | | 1.0 |
Staff perceptions on features and services of an organisational second victim support programme |
Preferred individuals to provide support (n=138) |
Multidisciplinary peer group | | 68.7 |
Nurse manager | | 15.5 |
Pastoral care | | 13.3 |
Counsellor | | 1.7 |
Social work | | 0.9 |
Type of support (n=138) |
Individual support | | 70.7 |
Group support | | 29.3 |
Preferred timeframe to access support (n=135) |
As soon as the event happened | | 12.7 |
A few hours after the event happened | | 25.4 |
A couple of days after the event took place | | 48.2 |
A week after the event took place | | 8.1 |
Other |
Depends on the severity of the event | | 3.6 |
When second victim felt comfortable to access support | | 2.0 |