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Addressing suicide among nurses

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By: Teri Chenot, EdD, MS, MEd, MSN, RN, CCE(ACBE)

In the hospital where I work, a medical error contributed to a patient’s death. Unfortunately, a nurse committed suicide after this tragic event. Our staff members weren’t immediately informed of this incident, nor was any grief processing with a counselor offered.

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