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Nurses: Guilty verdict for dosing mistake could cost lives.

Nurses: Guilty verdict for dosing mistake could cost lives. Loller T. Associated Press. March 30, 2022.

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April 13, 2022

Loller T. Associated PressMarch 30, 2022.

Reporting medical errors, learning from them, and improving systems is a cornerstone of improving patient safety. A just culture centers on moving from blaming individuals for medical errors towards a systems-based approach to learning what went on, in order to prevent similar errors in the future. The recent conviction of a nurse involved in the death of a patient has raised concerns that clinicians may not disclose medical errors out of fear of criminal prosecution and conviction.

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Nurses: Guilty verdict for dosing mistake could cost lives. Loller T. Associated Press. March 30, 2022.