Never events: nurses alone at night in high-security wards

Key Points

• The aim is to assess the safety implications of nurses working alone during night shifts in a high-security setting.
• Data collected from board papers regarding night shift staffing levels.
• Analysis of incidents reported when nurses worked alone at night.
• Nurses were left alone on night shifts nearly 200 times last year.
• High-risk situations arose multiple times due to inadequate staffing.