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When Nurses Become The "Second" Victim, Jackie Jones, Linda Treiber
When Nurses Become The "Second" Victim, Jackie Jones, Linda Treiber
Linda A. Treiber
Purpose: Well-intentioned, conscientious nurses make medication errors. The subsequent feelings of guilt, remorse, and loss of personal and professional self-esteem these nurses experience are well documented. In this paper, we analyze the concept of "second victim" within the context of medication administration errors. We also examine factors that contribute to nurses becoming second victims after making an error. Practice implications: Implications for nurses and nursing practice include nurses being given a greater degree of authority in designing the nursing work environment. Implications for nurses and nursing practice are presented. Conclusion: Further study is needed to more fully understand this phenomenon …
Devastatingly Human: An Analysis Of Registered Nurses’ Medication Error Accounts, Linda Treiber, Jackie Jones
Devastatingly Human: An Analysis Of Registered Nurses’ Medication Error Accounts, Linda Treiber, Jackie Jones
Linda A. Treiber
Despite many safeguards, nurses make the majority of medication administration errors. The purpose of our research was to investigate the perceived causes for such errors and to better understand how nurses deal with them. We performed an interpretive analysis of 158 accounts by nurses who made self-identified medication errors. We found common themes among these accounts. First, although nurses admitted responsibility for errors, they simultaneously identified a variety of external contributing factors. Second, nurses’ accounts were often framed in terms of "being new," with the underlying background expectancy of inexperience. Third, emotionally devastating visceral responses to errors were common and …
The Corporate Practice Of Medicine: Competition And Innovation In Health Care (Book Review), Linda Treiber
The Corporate Practice Of Medicine: Competition And Innovation In Health Care (Book Review), Linda Treiber
Linda A. Treiber
Review of the book "The Corporate Practice of Medicine: Competition and Innovation in Health Care," by James C. Robinson
Caring And Gender (Book Review), Linda Treiber
Caring And Gender (Book Review), Linda Treiber
Linda A. Treiber
Review of the book "Caring and Gender," by Francesca M. Cancian and Stacey M. Oliker.