Nursing 4320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Canadian Nurses Association, Good Clinical Practice, Patient Safety
9 Oct 2018
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In more complicated or damaging cases, there may be initial disclosure to the patient as well as later communications as more is learned about the event: some provinces have enacted legislation requiring disclosure of adverse events to patients. It may be that nursing and/or other health care administrators are involved in disclosure rather than the nurse involved in the adverse event. If the investigation makes it clear that a health care provider or organization is responsible for the adverse event, it would be appropriate to acknowledge this by apologizing to the patient as part of a post-analysis disclosure. Gandhi, t. k. , berwick, d. m. , & shojania, k. g. (2016). Journal of american medical association, 315(17), 1829-1830. doi:10. 1001/jama. 2016. 1759. It is estimated that between 44 000 and 98 000 patients die in hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. 4: embracing safety as a core value, as other industries have, can help induce effective cooperation and higher levels of safety.
