Criminalization of human error and a guilty verdict: a travesty of justice that threatens patient safety.

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Criminalization of human error and a guilty verdict: a travesty of justice that threatens patient safety.

April 20, 2022

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. April 7, 2022; 27(2):1-6.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) highlights the negative impacts the recent criminal conviction of a nurse could have for patient safety, including fear of reporting errors and clinicians leaving the profession.

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