Patient experience/risk Rogers et al. (2004) found nurses that worked longer than 12.5 h were more likely to commit patient-related errors with adverse patient outcomes and had a three time greater risk of making medical errors. In a more recent study, Han, Trinkoff, and Geiger-Brown (2014) found long work hours during nurses' typical work schedules were significantly related to patient mortality. Stimpfel and Aiken (2013) found Journal of Pediatric Nursing 47 (2019) 167-170 ☆ The mission of the Society of Pediatric Nurses is to support its members in their practice. One means of accomplishing this mission is to keep membership informed of innovative initiatives involving the board, committees, and members that promote research, clinical practice, education, and advocacy within the larger pediatric healthcare community. This department serves that purpose. ☆☆

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