title: Not overstepping professional boundaries: the challenging role of nurses in simulated error disclosures.
abstract: This article provides findings on the role of the nurse in simulated team-based error disclosures. Triangulation of 3 qualitative data sets revealed that a tension exists for nurses in the error disclosure process as they attempt to balance professional boundaries. Study findings point to multilevel strategies including cultural, structural, and educational approaches to enhancing the key roles that nurses need to play in error disclosure to patients and families.
authors.affiliation: St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jeffsl@smh.ca
authors.forename: Lianne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jeffs
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Espin
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rorabeck
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robins
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Levinson
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gladkova
authors.forename: Lorelei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lingard
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019300:Medical Errors; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014342:Truth Disclosure