Blog: The American medical system is one giant workaround

Summary

In this blog published in the New York Times, Theresa Brown explains why American healthcare has become one giant workaround. 

"The nurses were hiding drugs above a ceiling tile in the hospital — not because they were secreting away narcotics, but because the hospital pharmacy was slow, and they didn’t want patients to have to wait."

These 'work arounds ' pose a significant patient safety risk. What work around problems do you have in your department?

Theresa Brown is a clinical faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing.