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COMMENTARY
Medication errors: don't let them happen to you.
Anderson P, Townsend T. Amer Nurs Today. March 2010;5:23-27.
STUDYclassic
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.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Guidelines for timely medication administration: response to the CMS "30-minute rule."
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 13, 2011;16:1-4.
STUDY
Nursing home error and level of staff credentials.
Scott-Cawiezell J, Pepper GA, Madsen RW, Petroski G, Vogelsmeier A, Zellmer D. Clin Nurs Res. 2007;16:72-78.
BOOK/REPORT
Addressing the quality and safety gap—parts I-II.
Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; July 2009.
COMMENTARY
The Unfinished Patient Safety Agenda
Aiken LH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July/August 2005.
COMMENTARY
Feeling No Pain.
Bogner MS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.
COMMENTARY
Implementing a systematic response to medication errors.
Larsen D, Cole R, Higton P. Nurs Stand. 2007;21:35-40.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
How to stay on the right side of the infection control code.
Harrison S. Nurs Stand. June 1-7, 2005;19:14-16.
COMMENTARY
XL or Smaller?
Kozer E. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.
COMMENTARY
Code Blue—Where To?
Adams BD. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2007.
STUDY
Performance-based payment incentives increase burden and blame for hospital nurses.
Kurtzman ET, O'Leary D, Sheingold BH, Devers KJ, Dawson EM, Johnson JE. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011;30:211-218.
COMMENTARY
Strategies to increase reporting of near misses and adverse events.
Conerly C. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22:102-106.
AWARD RECIPIENT
2006 Quest for Quality Prize.
Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006. 
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Nurse is charged in death of patient.
Wahlberg D, Treleven E. Wisconsin State Journal. November 3, 2006:A1.
REVIEW
Inpatient suicide: preventing a common sentinel event.
Tishler CL, Reiss NS. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2009;31:103-109.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety in Primary Care.
Kingston-Riechers J, Ospina M, Jonsson E, Childs P, McLeod L, Maxted JM. Edmondton, AB, Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2010. ISBN: 9781926541273.
COMMENTARY
Counting for patient safety.
Watson DS. AORN J. 2006;84:273-275.
STUDY
Nursing accreditation system and patient safety.
Teng CI, Shyu YI, Dai YT, Wong MK, Chu TL, Chou TA. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20:311-318.
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Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2008. AHRQ Publication Nos. 080034 (1-4).
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