RT Book, Section
A1 Wu, Albert W.
A1 Christensen, John F.
A1 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Feldman, Mitchell D.
A2 Christensen, John F.
A2 Satterfield, Jason M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1158312993
T1 Errors in Medical Practice
T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071767705
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158312993
RD 2024/04/25
AB Errors  are  inevitable  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  The  most  obvious  causes  are  failures  in  individual  performance  related  to  attention,  memory,  knowledge,  judgment,  skill,  and  motivation.  However,  they  also  result  in  part  from  the  nature  of  medical  work,  such  as  the  complexity  of  medical  knowledge,  the  uncertainty  of  clinical  predictions,  and  the  need  to  make  timely  treatment  decisions  in  spite  of  limited  or  uncertain  knowledge.  And  importantly,  mistakes  are  caused  by  system  factors  that  influence  working  conditions.  Although  much  attention  has  been  focused  on  the  harmful  effects  of  errors  on  patients,  it  must  be  understood  that  these  incidents  can  be  correspondingly  distressing  for  physicians,  evoking  shock  and  feelings  of  remorse,  guilt,  anger,  and  fear.