Reporting medical errors to patient.

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Do you legally have to tell a patient if you accedentally give them an overdose of a drug and the patient has a seizure as a result of the overdose?

Specializes in LTC and School Health.

I'm not sure about the legalities. I was told by an instructor to never report errors to the patient, as this immediately incriminates everyone involved.

With that said: I think patient should have a right to know if an error was made and steps done to correct it. We need to be accountable.

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your instructor is acting on old information. print out this thread and share it with her, and offer to discuss in post-conference some day.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Mandated reporting of medical errors

Let me google that for you

mandated reporting of medical errors to patients

Let me google that for you

and example of a boston hospital that got in a lot of trouble for not reporting

http://www.boston.com/news/daily/15/mount_auburn_071906.pdf

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Specializes in NICU.
Mandated reporting of medical errors

Let me google that for you

mandated reporting of medical errors to patients

Let me google that for you

and example of a boston hospital that got in a lot of trouble for not reporting

http://www.boston.com/news/daily/15/mount_auburn_071906.pdf

Esme, I followed your first link and that is funniest thing I have EVER seen (or at least this week)!!!

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Specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON.

Esme, once again you are brilliant! I fell over!

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