A nurse has made an error. She/he is concerned about what will happen when the mistake is brought to light. What information should be provided to the nurse?
1. "Errors are serious and will likely result in your termination.".
2. "Errors are human and there is no need to dwell on them.".
3. "I encourage nurses to avoid reporting small errors as this will just make a mountain out of a molehill.".
4. "Error reporting is a way to ultimately improve performance.".
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Rationale: The current culture of healthcare considers error reporting the responsible action to take. Awareness of errors is a way to initiate performance improvement. Errors are human and should not result in termination. There is not enough information provided in the question to ascertain if the nurse has a history of mistakes that would warrant termination. It is important to process the information concerning the error, as it will prevent them from happening in the future. Errors both large and small must be reported.
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