According to a study of nurses and medication errors using the ethnographic approach, what are nurses doing when "error" is redefined?
a. Creating a unique definition of error, specific to that particular person
b. Deciding not to report medication errors
c. Determining that the incident did not really happen as stated
d. Eliminating guilt regarding the incident
ANS: D
By redefining what a medication error means, no guilt is associated with an incident if it can be excluded from that definition.
The researcher found that most nurses agreed with the criteria for redefinition.
The nurse continues to follow professional guidelines requiring that medication errors be reported.
It is the perception that the incident is negative that is being challenged, not that the error occurred.
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