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Relationship of adverse events and support to RN burnout.
October 8, 2014
Lewis EJ, Baernholdt MB, Yan G, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015;30(2):144-52.
Nurses involved in medical errors are often considered second victims due to the emotional harms they experience. This study found that nurses who participated in preventable adverse events had higher levels of burnout, but peer or physician support following events appeared to have a protective effect.
