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. 2011 Apr 27;2011:534060. doi: 10.1155/2011/534060

Table 1.

Incidents and turning points based on patients' narratives of critical incidents.

Incidents* Turning points
Medical ward round - No support for patient input
- No preparation ahead of medical ward round

Nursing ward round - Genuine presence and search for patients' experience and views
- Distance with limited support for patient input

Information session - Meaningful and sufficient information
- Missing, insufficient or inadequate information

Nursing documentation - No invitation to participate
- No recording of the patients' views

Drug administration - Leave to patient to decide about tablet dosage for pain treatment
- No tablet for sleeping problems
- Interrupt pain treatment infusion by routine with little or no consideration to the individual

Meal - Opportunity to choose where and when to serve the meal
- Opportunity to choose what to eat and how much

*The incidents are ranked from most to least frequently described type of incident.