Managing errors and mistakes: guidance for newly qualified nurses (24 June 2020)

Summary

Newly qualified nurses often fear making or identifying a clinical error so it is vital to know how best to prevent errors and manage them when they have occurred.

This Nursing Times article looks at the most common clinical errors that are made, explains where to find the policies and procedures that should be followed, and highlights tips and tools that can be used to help rectify the issue or prevent it from happening in the first place.