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Nursing student errors and near misses: three years of data.

Silvestre JH, Spector ND. Nursing student errors and near misses: three years of data. J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(1):12-19. doi:10.3928/01484834-20221109-05.

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February 22, 2023
Silvestre JH, Spector ND. J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(1):12-19.
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Learning from mistakes is an essential component of medical and nursing education. This retrospective study examined medical errors and near-misses committed by nursing students at more than 200 prelicensure programs. Of the 1,042 errors and near-misses reported, medication errors were most common (59%). Three primary contributing factors to errors and near-miss events were identified – (1) not checking patient identification, (2) not checking a patient’s allergy status, and (3) not following the “rights” of medication administration.

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Silvestre JH, Spector ND. Nursing student errors and near misses: three years of data. J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(1):12-19. doi:10.3928/01484834-20221109-05.