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Recovery from medical errors: the critical care nursing safety net.
Rothschild JM, Hurley AC, Landrigan CP, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:63-72.

The authors analyzed incident reports and observed nursing care in a coronary care unit and found that medical errors are frequently recovered by nursing staff.
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