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Environmental / Long Working Hours
The environment
• healthcare workers practice can also contribute to medical errors. Studies show that healthcare
workers were:
➢ Almost 3 times more likely to report a more hectic working environment in the 30 minutes before
the error compared to the rest of the error shift
➢ Nearly 2 times as likely to report a more hectic working environment when comparing the error
shift to the prior shift
➢ Four times more likely to report a more hectic working environment when comparing the 30
minutes before the error to the prior shift worked
