Medical error

Authors

  • R M Piryani Chitwan Medical College

Abstract

Most staffs agreed, for good reasons of honesty and patient  autonomy, that admission of errors is important, but the doctors struggled to decide how it should be done. Most agreed that the  socio-legal climate in Nepal, and the possible financial implications, made it difficult to be completely honest. Other strong fears  included violence from the patient, damage to the hospital’s reputation and to the reputation of the doctors and possible loss of jobs  for nurses. The situation seems to be more or less same in other hospitals of Nepal. It is imperative for every hospital in Nepal  to have a clinical ethical committee to look after this matter. There must be appropriate hospital policy on dealing with errors. Hospital staffs need specific training in reporting and disclosing error. 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v4i4.11954 

Author Biography

  • R M Piryani, Chitwan Medical College
    Department of Internal Medicine & Medical Wducation

Published

2015-01-28

How to Cite

1.
Medical error. JCMC [Internet]. 2015 Jan. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 13];4(4):1. Available from: https://jcmc.com.np/jcmc/index.php/jcmc/article/view/946