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The Medical Checklist

The Medical Checklist

Nurses have long been advocates for their patients. They can directly influence patient outcomes and contribute to culture change in organisations, demonstrated by the story of the original medical checklist.

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We Need to Talk about Mistakes

We Need to Talk about Mistakes

In human medicine, clinicians are fearful to speak about mistakes. They are concerned about apologising to patients for fear of liability and frightened about losing the trust and respect of their colleagues.

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