The nurse executive explains to a group of newly hired nurses that the major responsibility for preventing errors in patient care lies with the:

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Process design and implementation most often lead to the commission of errors.The nurse is a key member of the team to identify poor processes and to work on improvement of processes.Professional staff does have a legal responsibility for safe care, but hospital systems are more often the root cause of errors.Individuals do make each error, but often the error is the result of many problems within the system and processes of the health care facility.The system is responsible for many of its employees' actions but not for all.

The Nurse Executive Explains to a Group of Newly Hired