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Raising Awareness Of Eating Disorders In The High School System: A Community Program Project, Dara Puryear Jan 2020

Raising Awareness Of Eating Disorders In The High School System: A Community Program Project, Dara Puryear

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

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Exploring The Relationship Between Reporting Medication Errors And Nurse Fear Of Retribution, Emily J. Hanna Jan 2014

Exploring The Relationship Between Reporting Medication Errors And Nurse Fear Of Retribution, Emily J. Hanna

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Studies have shown that medication administration errors are a critical issue in healthcare and more importantly preventing this type of error depends on precise reporting. Analysis of medication errors can lead to healthcare system improvement and reduced risk if the errors are detected, reported, and used to formulate improved patient care practices and systems. Nurses are the front line of defense to intercept and report errors. Through a review of the literature, it has been determined that nurses possibly fear blame and punishment when a Medication Administration Error (MAE) occurs; therefore, the purpose of this Master of Science in Nursing …