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Avoiding handover fumbles: a controlled trial of a structured handover tool versus traditional handover methods.
Payne CE, Stein JM, Leong T, Dressler DD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:925-932.
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Nurse staffing and inpatient hospital mortality.
Needleman J, Buerhaus P, Pankratz VS, Leibson CL, Stevens SR, Harris M. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1037-1045.
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Association of interruptions with an increased risk and severity of medication administration errors.
Westbrook JI, Woods A, Rob MI, Dunsmuir WTM, Day RO. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:683-690.
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Nurse working conditions and patient safety outcomes.
Stone PW, Mooney-Kane C, Larson EL, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:571-578.
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The effect of workload on infection risk in critically ill patients.
Hugonnet S, Chevrolet JC, Pittet D. Crit Care Med. 2007;35:76-81. 
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Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.
Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.
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Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery.
Kwaan MR, Studdert DM, Zinner MJ, Gawande AA. Arch Surg. 2006;141:353-358.
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Nurse staffing in hospitals: is there a business case for quality?
Needleman J, Buerhaus PI, Stewart M, Zelevinsky K, Mattke S. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006;25:204-211.
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The impact of electronic health records on time efficiency of physicians and nurses: a systematic review.
Poissant L, Pereira J, Tamblyn R, Kawasumi Y. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:505-516.
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A 38-year-old woman with fetal loss and hysterectomy.
Sachs BP. JAMA. 2005;294:833-840.
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High rates of adverse drug events in a highly computerized hospital.
Nebeker JR, Hoffman JM, Weir CR, Bennett CL, Hurdle JF. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:1111-1116.
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Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses.
Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, Board on Health Care Services, Page A, ed. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004.
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Medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients.
Kaushal R, Bates DW, Landrigan C, et al. JAMA. 2001;285:2114-2120.
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Disruptive behavior and clinical outcomes: perceptions of nurses and physicians.
Rosenstein AH, O'Daniel M. Am J Nurs. 2005;105:54-64.
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A controlled trial of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients.
Rothschild JM, Keohane CA, Cook EF, et al. Crit Care Med. 2005;33:533-540.
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The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: a randomized trial of clinical units.
Thomas EJ, Sexton JB, Neilands TB, Frankel A, Helmreich RL. BMC Health Serv Res. 2005;5:28.
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The incidence and severity of adverse events affecting patients after discharge from the hospital.
Forster AJ, Murff HJ, Peterson JF, Gandhi TK, Bates DW. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138:161-167.
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Safety of patients isolated for infection control.
Stelfox HT, Bates DW, Redelmeier DA. JAMA. 2003;290:1899-1905.
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A look into the nature and causes of human errors in the intensive care unit.
Donchin Y, Gopher D, Olin M, et al. Crit Care Med. 1995;23:294-300.
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