No one plans on it happening to them, becoming a victim as the result of care provided to a patient. By its nature, infusion therapy carries a higher risk for serious errors that can result in patient harm. When an adverse event occurs, the nurse involved often experiences emotional distress, and becomes the “second victim”. Professors Jackie Jones and Linda Treiber discuss their research and continuing studies of the phenomenon.  

Guests: 

• Jackie Jones, RN, MSN, EdD, Director of Institutional Quality & Accreditation, Professor of Nursing, Kennesaw State University ltreiber@kennesaw.edu
• Linda Treiber, PhD, RN, Professor of Sociology, Kennesaw State University jjone229@kennesaw.edu

No one plans on it happening to them, becoming a victim as the result of care provided to a patient. By its nature, infusion therapy carries a higher risk for serious errors that can result in patient harm. When an adverse event occurs, the nurse involved often experiences emotional distress, and becomes the “second victim”. Professors Jackie Jones and Linda Treiber discuss their research and continuing studies of the phenomenon.

List of Second Victim Resources

“Do’s and Don’ts” of peer support:
• Connors, Cheryl. What Any Caregiver Can Do to Support a ‘Second Victim’ https://armstronginstitute.blo... 

Caring for the Caregiver Program at Johns Hopkins:

• https://www.johnshopkinssoluti... 

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Guidelines for Coping: 
• http://www.aana.com/resources2...

Sidney Dekker's book "Second Victim: Error, Guilt, Trauma, and Resilience” (CRC Press)

• https://www.crcpress.com/Secon...

University of Missouri Health System work on the second victim:
• http://www.muhealth.org/about/...