Failure mode and effect analysis in the indwelling urinary catheterization process

Key Points

• The proactive health care risk analysis identified critical points in the catheterization process, improving safety awareness.
• In the hospital setting, failure mode and effect analysis highlighted risks during catheter introduction, use, and removal.
• Nurses play a pivotal role in decision-making regarding health care risk management for catheter procedures.
• Improving the safety culture at a national level may depend on addressing identified risks in urinary catheterization.

Abstract