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Nurse Leader Weekly, May 23, 2011
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by Julie Harris, RN, MSN
Who likes to get in trouble? I know that I sure don’t! Yet, reporting a near miss event sometimes feels like that. Let’s look at a scenario that demonstrates this feeling:
One night Mason noticed a medication error from the pharmacy. They sent up the wrong dose of medication for his patient. After sending the medication back to the pharmacy, Mason filled out an occurrence form and placed it in his manager’s box. Several days later, the manager called him into a meeting with the pharmacy and other managers. They wanted him to explain the near miss event. He did and then was excused from the remainder of the meeting. Mason left feeling like he received a slap on the hand for reporting the near miss. He wondered if he should bother reporting any other near misses in the future.
This scenario is common throughout hospitals and healthcare facilities. Mason felt like he was in trouble for reporting the near miss event.
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