What happens to doctors, nurses or other providers who make mistakes?
Whenever adverse events happen, the doctors and nurses who are involved feel horrible about them. They want to find out what went wrong, so they can prevent it from happening again. Adverse events usually happen because of a problem with a process or a policy, not because of just one nurse or one doctor. Health care is provided by a team of caregivers. The team has to work together to make sure patients get the safest care.
