{"title":"Diagnostic Error: An Overview.","authors":"Mary Mescher Benbenek","doi":"10.4037/aacnacc2025978","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diagnostic error is increasingly identified as a concern in health care. The purposes of this article are to provide an understanding of diagnostic error and its contributing factors and to briefly review strategies to reduce errors. A literature review provided a definition of diagnostic error, a synopsis of diagnostic error prevalence and settings, systemic and individual factors contributing to diagnostic error, and cognitive biases and errors in diagnostic reasoning. Strategies to address diagnostic error are discussed. Diagnostic errors are prevalent across clinical settings, may result in harm, and are preventable. Enhancing the education of health care professionals related to diagnostic reasoning and metacognition, using clinical decision-making tools, and advocating for strong communication practices may reduce diagnostic errors in practice settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":46461,"journal":{"name":"AACN Advanced Critical Care","volume":"36 2","pages":"123-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"AACN Advanced Critical Care","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2025978","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Diagnostic error is increasingly identified as a concern in health care. The purposes of this article are to provide an understanding of diagnostic error and its contributing factors and to briefly review strategies to reduce errors. A literature review provided a definition of diagnostic error, a synopsis of diagnostic error prevalence and settings, systemic and individual factors contributing to diagnostic error, and cognitive biases and errors in diagnostic reasoning. Strategies to address diagnostic error are discussed. Diagnostic errors are prevalent across clinical settings, may result in harm, and are preventable. Enhancing the education of health care professionals related to diagnostic reasoning and metacognition, using clinical decision-making tools, and advocating for strong communication practices may reduce diagnostic errors in practice settings.
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AACN Advanced Critical Care is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication of in-depth articles intended for experienced critical care and acute care clinicians at the bedside, advanced practice nurses, and clinical and academic educators. Each issue includes a topic-based symposium, feature articles, and columns of interest to critical care and progressive care clinicians. AACN Advanced Critical Care contains concisely written, practical information for immediate use and future reference. Continuing education units are available for selected articles in each issue. AACN Advanced Critical Care is an official publication of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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