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When a nurse is prosecuted for a fatal medical mistake, does it make medicine safer?

When a nurse is prosecuted for a fatal medical mistake, does it make medicine safer? Gordon M. Health Shots. National Public Radio. April 10, 2019.

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April 17, 2019
Gordon M. Health Shots. National Public Radio. April 10, 2019.
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Punitive responses to medical errors persist despite continued efforts to reduce them. This news article reports on an incident involving the mistaken use of a neuromuscular blocking agent that resulted in the death of a patient, the prosecution of the nurse who made the error, and systemic and human factors that contribute to similar events.

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When a nurse is prosecuted for a fatal medical mistake, does it make medicine safer? Gordon M. Health Shots. National Public Radio. April 10, 2019.