Peer support by interprofessional health care providers in aftermath of patient safety incidents: a cross-sectional study.
Vanhaecht K, Zeeman G, Schouten L, et al. Peer support by interprofessional health care providers in aftermath of patient safety incidents: a cross‐sectional study. J Nurs Manag. 2021;29(7):2270-2277. doi:10.1111/jonm.13345.
Peer support programs can help clinicians cope with the emotional consequences of involvement in an adverse event. This cross-sectional survey of Dutch nurses and doctors found that most respondents (86%) had been involved in a patient safety incident at some point during their career but only a small proportion sought out support in the aftermath of the incident.