Trial and error

or any of my errors were being reported as if I was purposely or not doing the job that I 'm being paid for. Yes there are errors from me and everyone on the team, however, I view that in a positive light we are all…

However, as a nurse it is important to realise these errors and correct them before harm is caused (Rafter et al., 2015). Furthermore, although errors are both part of medical practice and training many individuals who have roles in health care have claimed that to avoid the error from being repeated a process of reflection is required (Fischer et al., 2006). Thus why, these circumstances are important as they promote…

Discussion posts have always been a challenge for me simply because I struggle with not having an opinion, but stating it and defending it. In my writing, I have made many mistakes including but not limited to grammatical errors, passive sentences, and limited syntax. However, my discussion posts also have several positive qualities: evidence from each module included and outside information presented. Therefore, discussion posts I have presented include both negatives and positives that improve…

benevolence, attributing human error…

One day after practice I came home hot-headed. The entire way home I sat in the car percolating about a comment my coach made toward me. As soon as I opened the door, I dropped my bags and marched straight up to my mom, looking for some comfort, and told her that my volleyball coach just called me lazy. I told her the story just how it happened. It was towards the middle of practice and the team was working on blocking. This involved swift lateral movement from the middle of the net to the…

jewelry on the deceased instead of removing it prior to burial. There are several causes for such negligence, just as there are a multitude of costly effects that arise from it. Causes When looking into the causes of such a mistake to make, human error just does not cover it. It is more than just some funeral director making a minor mistake. In fact, in many cases, this mistake due to overwork, distraction due to personal issues, or simply a mistake in filling out the loved one’s request and…

Mistakes Were Made To error is human, is something everyone has heard at least once in their life. However, many people take this for granted by continuing to error in the same way multiple times. Realizing that I made a mistake, and I am truly repentant of it will grant me forgiveness, however, if I keep making that mistake, then forgiveness comes to pity and disgust. I made a mistake this past summer that could have changed my life, and possibly even ended it. I learned many things from this…

“Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.” -George Santayana. As a person, when we make mistakes, we are told to learn from them to keep ourselves from repeating them over again. Some of the world’s worst mistakes are events that have happened multiple times, but instead of learning from it, we have chosen to forget about it, and we have had to rehash some horrific times. One time in which we have relived history is when both of the world wars happened. World War…

To prevent dispensing of the wrong medications or similar problems, we double check the National Drug Codes (NDCs) to make sure they match appropriately. Walter Jessen explains to us from studies conducted by 20/20 “The overall error rate was 22% and included too many or too few pills, faulty and missing instructions on the labeling, and failure to put a childproof cap on one prescription.” (Jessen 4). We all must be as accurate as possible in doing medication orders for every…

–Regardless of size-- Large or small, they all have an impact on the way a business, company, or another place of work functions. Error is an accepted part of work in society and is expected to happen even it is not welcome. You can screw up here and there at most jobs and your day will run the same as any other; however, without question, mistakes can be costly and potentially dangerous…