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What Any Caregiver Can Do to Support a ‘Second Victim’

by Cheryl Connors
July 30, 2015April 5, 2020
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Let's say that you're a nurse on a hospital unit, and a colleague has recently been involved in a medication error. It was a mistake… Read More »What Any Caregiver Can Do to Support a ‘Second Victim’

Supporting ‘Second Victims’ with Emotional First Aid

by Cheryl Connors
July 22, 2015June 21, 2017
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She was a newly minted Johns Hopkins Hospital pediatric nurse — let's call her Mary — but she was already unsure if she had chosen the right… Read More »Supporting ‘Second Victims’ with Emotional First Aid