Table 1
Number of actions taken within the past month for defensive reasons (n=95)
| No (%) of times | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | 1–3 | 4–6 | 7–9 | >9 | Total | |
| Admit patients to hospital | 75 (79) | 19 (20) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 95 (100) |
| Higher observations than necessary | 67 (71) | 27 (28) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 95 (100) |
| Writing in patient’s records | 33 (34) | 42 (44) | 7 (8) | 4 (4) | 9 (10) | 95 (100) |
| Dictating | 47 (50) | 37 (39) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 95 (100) |
