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woahyesterday at 10:38 PM1 replyview on HN

Human doctors and nurses are not accountable for outcomes, and they can not be accountable or our medical system (and any other medical system) would cease to function.


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webern777today at 11:20 AM

A nurse and doctor have personal liability in the US.

Imagine having to do paperwork as a nurse after working a 12 hour physical job, overnight, 8pm to 8am.

The idea mistakes happen because the nurse doesn't "care" is utter bullshit.

I think of how if I am really tired I just don't do anything that risky at my job until the next day. A nurse doesn't really have that option and it is all the highest risk there is. Every day, all day. All with a chronic, massive work shortage for dogshit pay.

The most brutal thing I have read about nursing are nurses saying the lucky people are the ones who failed out of nursing school.