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  1. Causes of losing your license?

    I'm not asking about drug use, intentional fraud etc but due to clinical/medical errors. We have a new nurse (graduated 2 yrs ago and new to HH) who is afraid of making a mistake and losing her license. I asked if she knew of anyone who had and they ...
  2. Dealing With Error I have written about error in Why do we continue to harm patients? In that article, I give statistics about the number of people who are killed while in the hands of trusted healthcare professionals. The Joint Commission has ma...
  3. SafetyNurse1968

    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    WAKING UP TO A NIGHTMAREImagine waking up from surgery in a hospital bed - you can't move, you literally cannot speak, lift a finger or communicate that you are awake in any way. Over the next few days, as you drift in and out of consciousness, you r...