Review The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to avoid errors. Citation Text: Saintsing D, Gibson LM, Pennington AW. The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to avoid errors. J Nurs Manag. 2011;19(3):354-9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01248.x. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 11, 2011 Saintsing D, Gibson LM, Pennington AW. J Nurs Manag. 2011;19(3):354-9. View more articles from the same authors. This review identifies training and interventions that nursing management can implement to improve patient safety. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Saintsing D, Gibson LM, Pennington AW. The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to avoid errors. J Nurs Manag. 2011;19(3):354-9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01248.x. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Pediatric adverse event rates associated with inexperience in teaching hospitals: a multilevel analysis. March 21, 2018 Design of a safety dashboard for patients. December 18, 2019 Patient perceptions of hospital experiences: implications for innovations in patient safety. March 16, 2022 Evaluation and certification of computerized physician order entry systems. November 22, 2006 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: a maternal transport briefing form and checklist. December 23, 2020 An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines. 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