Making a mistake: how to handle it and move on
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Making a mistake: how to handle it and move on

Yvonne Covell Health journalist

Anyone can make an error and it need not define a career. Here’s how to learn from it when looking for a new job

Nurses working under pressure may fear making a mistake – with potential consequences for the patients they are caring for and their own careers. And with the blame culture that is often rife in the NHS, healthcare staff may also be reluctant to talk about errors when they do occur.

Nursing Children and Young People. 37, 2, 14-15. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.37.2.14.s7

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