What to do if you make a medication error
Mandy Day-Calder Freelance writer and health/life coach
You have a duty of candour if you make a professional error. Here’s how to handle the situation
Picture the scene: it’s 1pm, you are tired and hungry. You have been on your feet since you walked onto the ward at 7.30am, yet you are barely halfway through your shift.
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