Survey question:
Medical errors by nurses in hospitals are the result of:
Mandatory overtime
Budget cutbacks
Incompetence
Shortage of qualified staff
FYI, here are the results of the monthly survey from allnurses.com:
Mandatory overtime 7.85%
Budget cutbacks 14.94%
Incompetence 10.52%
Shortage of qualified staff 66.69%
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[This message has been edited by bshort (edited October 14, 2000).]