Active and Latent Failures front and center in this medical error case (Video)

I think most SAFTENG members will be able to pick up on several keywords and phrases and understand the significance of this type of case and the impact it will have “culturally” on the entire nursing profession.  These are not safety or risk professionals in this video, but you will find their concerns the same as we deal with incident reporting, causal analysis, “the blame game,” etc.  BTW, one bit of data you should know before watching this video… Each year there are over 250,000 medical errors leading to death.  Why this nurse was prosecuted for an error which was the ACTIVE FAILURE, and no one was held accountable for the LATENT FAILURES that weakened the safety system is just an indication of the sad world we live in and work in today.

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