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BOOK/REPORT

External Inquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001.

Toft B. London, England: Department of Health; 2001.

COMMENTARY

A plan for achieving significant improvement in patient safety.

Johnson K, Maultsby CC. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22:164-171.

COMMENTARY

Berwick DM. BMJ. 2001;322:247-248.

STUDY

The impact of safety organizing, trusted leadership, and care pathways on reported medication errors in hospital nursing units.

Vogus TJ, Sutcliffe KM. Med Care. 2007;45:997-1002.

STUDY

Speaking up, being heard: registered nurses' perceptions of workplace communication.

Garon M. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20:361-371.

STUDY

Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by magnet hospitals.

Jayawardhana J, Welton JM, Lindrooth R. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:350-356.

STUDY

Expanding what we know about off-peak mortality in hospitals.

Hamilton P, Mathur S, Gemeinhardt G, Eschiti V, Campbell M. J Nurs Admin. 2010;40:124-128.

STUDY

A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety.

McBride-Henry K, Foureur M. J Adv Nurs. 2007;60:58-66.

STUDY

Reducing interruptions to improve medication safety.

Freeman R, McKee S, Lee-Lehner B, Pesenecker J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28:176-185.

COMMENTARY

A model for developing high-reliability teams.

Riley W, Davis SE, Miller KK, McCullough M. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:556-563.

STUDY

Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions.

Taylor JA, Dominici F, Agnew J, Gerwin D, Morlock L, Miller MR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:101-111.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety outcomes: the importance of understanding the organizational culture and safety climate.

Ross J. J Perianesth Nurs. 2011;26:347-348.

STUDY

Nurse decision making in the prearrest period.

Gazarian PK, Henneman EA, Chandler GE. Clin Nurs Res. 2010;19:21-37.

STUDY

It's always something: hospital nurses managing risk.

Groves PS, Finfgeld-Connett D, Wakefield BJ. Clin Nurs Res. 2012 Dec 4; [Epub ahead of print].

COMMENTARY

Failure mode and effect analysis: a technique to prevent chemotherapy errors.

Sheridan-Leos N, Schulmeister L, Hartranft S. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006;10:393-398.

STUDY

Improving patient safety using the sterile cockpit principle during medication administration: a collaborative, unit-based project.

Fore AM, Sculli GL, Albee D, Neily J. J Nurs Manag. 2013;21:106-111.

COMMENTARY

Is patient safety synonymous with quality nursing care? Should it be? A brief discourse.

Carroll VS. Qual Manag Health Care. 2005;14:229-233.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Clear liquids may place patients at risk.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2005;2:29-31.

COMMENTARY

Relationships among teams, culture, safety, and cost outcomes.

Brewer BB. West J Nurs Res. 2006;28:641-653.

BOOK/REPORT

The Nurse's Role in Medication Safety, Second Edition.

Cima L, Clarke S, eds. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; 2012. ISBN: 9781599406183.

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