Practice question
How should managers respond to medicine administration errors?
When a nurse reports a mistake in medicines administration, their manager’s skills in responding can encourage a culture of safety, openness and positivity
When a nurse reports a mistake in medicines administration, their manager’s skills in responding can encourage a culture of safety, openness and positivity
A manager’s response to medicine administration errors can make a positive difference to nurses and create a culture of safety. Effective leadership can bring about improved reporting, effective identification of risks related to medicines administration and safer practice (
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