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There is a one in a million chance of a person being harmed while travelling by plane. In comparison, there is a one in 300 chance of a patient being harmed while receiving health care. One estimate is a cost of nine billion dollars annually.

• What is the most frequent patient incident on your unit and how have nursing leaders intervened to decrease the number of incidents?
• How much interaction is there between your healthcare organization and nursing leaders and the nursing staff about the nurses’ role in patient safety?

I work med surge/ tele unit