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An examination of technical efficiency, quality, and patient safety in acute care nursing units.
Mark B, Jones C, Lindley L, Ozcan Y. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2009;10:180-186.
Most nursing units in this study were operating at less than optimal efficiency, largely due to medication errors and falls.
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Resource Type
Study
Setting of Care
General Hospitals
Target Audience
Nurses
Nurse Managers
Risk Managers
Quality and Safety Professionals
Clinical Area
Medical/Surgical/Psychiatric Nursing
Safety Target
Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events
Patient Falls
Error Types
Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events
Approach to Improving Safety
Nurse Staffing Ratios
Duty Hour Limitation
Origin/Sponsor
United States of America