Bouncing back after you make a mistake
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Bouncing back after you make a mistake

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist

High pressure working environments mean errors can creep in, but far from spelling career-ending catastrophe, they can – with the right support – be a springboard for care improvements

Mistakes are a normal part of life and nurses are human. That means that nurses, like everyone else, will have to cope with the consequences of making a mistake at some point in their career.

Nursing Standard. 38, 6, 35-38. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.6.35.s17

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