Assessing the perceived level of institutional support for the second victim after a patient safety event.
Joesten L, Cipparrone N, Okuno-Jones S, et al. Assessing the perceived level of institutional support for the second victim after a patient safety event. J Patient Saf. 2015;11(2):73-78. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000060.
Clinicians involved in errors are often termed second victims, as they experience significant emotional and professional consequences. Despite this widely known effect, this survey found that most nurses at a community teaching hospital did not feel that adequate support was available for clinicians whose patients experienced an adverse event.