The SLIPPS Learning Event Recording Tool for students in Advanced Practice Nursing: A translation and content...

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Quality Improvement
• Patient Safety Research
• Nursing Education

Background:

• Patient safety is a global concern, with millions of deaths annually due to adverse events.
• Effective learning from adverse events requires robust identification, examination, and reflection.
• The SLIPPS Learning Event Recording Tool (SLERT) was developed to facilitate learning from both negative and positive patient safety incidents.

Purpose of the Study:

• To translate and validate the SLIPPS Learning Event Recording Tool (SLERT) for use in German-speaking countries.
• To ensure the cross-cultural equivalence and content validity of the German SLERT.
• To evaluate the user-friendliness and applicability of the German SLERT among nursing students.

Main Methods:

• A 4-phase blind-back translation process was employed to ensure linguistic and cultural accuracy.
• Cognitive validation and a pilot survey with nursing students were conducted to assess content validity and user experience.
• Qualitative analysis (Mayring's method) and quantitative descriptive analysis were used to evaluate the data.

Main Results:

• The German SLERT was developed, featuring theoretical sections for describing, reflecting on, and learning from patient safety events.
• A pilot survey with 15 nursing students indicated acceptable user-friendliness, with 50% achieving high scores on the System Usability Scale (SUS).
• Pilot incidents primarily involved adverse events, near misses, or hazards in medication management, medical device use, patient confusion, staff errors, and self-harm.

Conclusions:

• The German-language SLERT is the first version validated for recording and reflecting on patient safety events among nursing students.
• Standardized reporting and reflection are essential for enhancing patient safety and informing quality improvement measures.
• The SLERT offers a user-friendly platform for collecting data to support risk management and prepare future healthcare professionals.