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Suicide risk, changing jobs, or leaving the nursing profession in the aftermath of a patient safety incident.
October 6, 2021
Stovall M, Hansen L. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2021;18(5):264-272.
Clinicians who are involved in a patient safety incident often experience significant emotional consequences. This study found that nurses involved in an patient safety incident resulting in patient death were more likely to change jobs, consider leaving the profession, and have suicidal ideation, compared to nurses involved in incidents that did not result in patient harm.
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