KThe dynamic nature of the healthcare environment requires that nurses practice to the full extent of their education, experience, and role in order to keep patients safe. Patient safety is a core nursing duty. The dynamic nature of the healthcare environment requires that nurses practice to the full extent of their education, experience, and role in order to keep patients safe (American Nurses Association, 2015). Although nurses play a key role in safeguarding patients, little is known about their role in recovering medical errors. Further examination of nurses' role in the recovery process can provide important insight into positive recovery factors and the optimal utilization of registered nurses (RNs) in order to enhance patient safety.
In this article, we will provide background information to introduce the concept of error recovery, and present our study aims, methods, and results. The discussion section will further consider our results in the context of the important role of medical-surgical nurses and error recovery to enhance patient safety.