Table 3.

Respondents’ ranking of breakdowns in the diagnostic processes most commonly associated with diagnostic errors.

Diagnostic processes	Total (N = 200)		Nurses (N = 124)		Provider groups* (N = 76)
	n (%)	Average ranking	n (%)	Average ranking	n (%)	Average ranking
Delays in intervention related to the severity or complexity of patient’s condition	100 (50)	1.08	62 (50)	1.12	38 (50)	1.03
Delays in diagnostic studies related to the severity or complexity of patient’s condition or illness	100 (50)	1.04	56 (45)	0.96	44 (58)	1.17
Problems with ordering, performance, or interpretation of diagnostic/laboratory tests	87 (44)	0.81	51 (41)	0.79	36 (47)	0.84
Failure to follow-up on abnormal diagnostic/lab test results	67 (34)	0.59	40 (32)	0.51	27 (36)	0.72
Failure to gather available medical information through history and physical and/or review of previous medical charts	60 (30)	0.57	34 (27)	0.51	26 (34)	0.67

Friedman test showed significant differences among the ranked options between nurses and provider groups (p ⩽ 0.001)

^*Includes medical doctors and advanced practice providers