AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Relationship of adverse events and support to RN burnout.

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Relationship of adverse events and support to RN burnout.

Lewis EJ, Baernholdt MB, Yan G, Guterbock TG. J Nurs Care Qual. 2014 Aug 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Nurses involved in medical errors are often considered second victims due to the emotional harms they experience. This study found that nurses who participated in preventable adverse events had higher levels of burnout, but peer or physician support following events appeared to have a protective effect.

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