@article{1512,
  author = {Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Liana Orsolini and Alai Tan and Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren and Gail D'Eramo Melkus and Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob and Virginia Hill Rice and Angelica Millan and Sandra B. Dunbar and Lynne T. Braun and JoEllen Wilbur and Deborah A. Chyun and Kate Gawlik and Lisa M. Lewis},
  title = {A National Study Links Nurses' Physical and Mental Health to Medical Errors and Perceived Worksite Wellness.},
  abstract = {<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>The aim of this study was to describe (1) nurses' physical and mental health; (2) the relationship between health and medical errors; and (3) the association between nurses' perceptions of wellness support and their health.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted with 1790 nurses across the U.S.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Over half of the nurses reported suboptimal physical and mental health. Approximately half of the nurses reported having medical errors in the past 5 years. Compared with nurses with better health, those with worse health were associated with 26% to 71% higher likelihood of having medical errors. There also was a significant relationship between greater perceived worksite wellness and better health.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Wellness must be a high priority for health care systems to optimize health in clinicians to enhance high-quality care and decrease the odds of costly preventable medical errors.</p>},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {J Occup Environ Med},
  volume = {60},
  pages = {126-131},
  month = {12/2018},
  issn = {1536-5948},
  doi = {10.1097/JOM.0000000000001198},
  language = {eng},
}