Guilt, Medical Errors & Healthcare Providers

Online, April 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - When the King family of Baltimore lost their 18-month-old daughter to a tragic medical error, they didn't realize that medical errors affect everyone involved. In Josie's Story: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe, author Sorrel King shares her personal healing process and how she came to understand that affected healthcare providers suffer guilt, grief and anxiety for years.

Josie's story is the next offering in the ADVANCE Book Club for Nurses at http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Article/Calling-All-Bibliophiles.aspx, scroll down to Calling All Book Worms. In a video interview with King, ADVANCE writer Rich Magda learns what this brave mother realized in her journey from grief at the death of her daughter to the formation of the Josie King Foundation. Among many initiatives, the foundation provides resources to nurses to help alleviate stress in their practice.
The discussion on this ADVANCE Book Club for Nurses read begins May 5 at http://nursing.advanceweb.com.

You won't want to miss our next book July 7, Still Alice by Lisa Genova, a fictional look at Alzheimer's and its effects on the person and his family.

About the ADVANCE for Nurses Online Book Club for Nurses
The ADVANCE for Nurses online book club discusses six books annually, covering a different book every 2 months. After reading Josie's Story and Still Alice, join us Sept. 1 as the book club marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We'll read Nursing in the Storm: Voices from Hurricane Katrina, co-authored by Denise Danna, DNS, RN.

Similar to a traditional face-to-face book group, ADVANCE Book Club for Nurses members read the book and join in the online conversation, complemented by a podcasted interview or video with the author or a related expert.

About ADVANCE for Nurses
ADVANCE for Nurses addresses the needs and interests of RNs across the country with nine regional print newsmagazines reaching more than 800,000 nurses, 16 regional Web sites, live and virtual events, and social networks.