Errors are a part of human nature. However, in the medical sphere, the price of human error can be too high, as patients and their lives depend on everyday decisions and actions that doctors and nurses make. According to the BMJ, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, right after cancer and heart disease. Standing at 250,000 deaths per year, medical errors managed to surpass respiratory diseases and now constitute about 10% of all deaths in the US (Makary & Daniel, 2016). As such, this is a serious problem that must be addressed on individual, hospital, and community levels. Studies identify several main reasons for medical errors. These are long duty hours, inadequate experience, inadequate supervision, and complex case scenarios, where errors are common (Bari, Khan, & Rathore, 2016). Nurses play an important role in healthcare and can affect patient safety on all levels. Thus, it is their duty to promote quality healthcare and reduce the possibility of medical errors. A nurse can improve patient safety through personal action on an individual level, through research and valid suggestions on a hospital level, and through political action on a communal level. Individual Level Safety Strategies In order to promote client safety strategies on an individual level, it is necessary to look at what constitutes the majority of medical errors, and figure out what could be done in order to improve the situation. Long duty hours affect the nurses in a negative way, reducing their attentiveness and making them more prone to error (Stimpfel, Sloane, & Aiken, 2012). The only thing that could be done on an individual level is to know one’s limits and step aside when said limits are reached. Even the simplest medical procedures, when performed by a drowsy nurse, can lead to decreased efficiency and even danger. Inadequate experience is the second cause of the medical error. Sometimes, new nurses have little experience with certain complex procedures that should be reserved for more experienced personnel (Bari et al., 2016). This can be remedied in two ways. A more experienced nurse can provide feedback and consultation in order to eliminate the chance of medical error. Alternatively, the procedure itself should be performed by a more experienced nurse in the first place. Inadequate supervision relates to the previous two factors mentioned before. The nurse should always be alert not only to her own actions but to the actions of others. By forming a self-monitoring network among nurses, it would be possible to eliminate the majority of medical errors (Bari et al., 2016). Lastly, in the case of complex medical scenarios, a nurse should always request peer assistance and refer to more experienced nurses for help. A decision made together is less likely to be erroneous, as chances of spotting a potential mistake improve significantly. At this stage of medical error prevention, patients play an important role. Instead of waiting passively for the medical personnel to make a decision, they should actively participate in the process. Being attentive to instructions, asking for explanations in regards to medical procedures and medications, and not causing any conflicts would significantly redu