Newly registered and I made a medication error: what I learned
Natalie Elliott Newly registered nurse, Cardiology ward in Scotland
Advice on how to avoid making an error, your duty of candour if you do, and having the courage to raise concerns to ensure patient safety
Making a medication error is something all nurses dread, so when it happened to me in my first few weeks as a registered nurse, I was devastated.
Nursing Standard.
38, 3, 41-42.
doi: 10.7748/ns.38.3.41.s16
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