Nurses' physical, mental health connected to preventable medical errors: Study ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 07:40 IST Ohio [US], May 2 (ANI): A study led by The Ohio State University College of Nursing finds that critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health reported significantly more medical errors than nurses in better health. The study, which was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, also found that "nurses who perceived that their worksite was very supportive of their well-being were twice as likely to have better physical health." Study findings published today in the American Journal of Critical Care. "It's critically important that we understand some of the root causes that lead to those errors and do everything we can to prevent them," lead author Bernadette Melnyk said. She serves as vice president for health promotion, chief wellness officer and dean of the College of Nursing at Ohio State.