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Improving patient safety: patient-focused, high-reliability team training.
McKeon LM, Cunningham PD, Detty Oswaks JS. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24:76-82.  

This article describes the implementation of a safety training program focused on teaching high reliability practices to nurses. The authors describe the importance of specific teamwork and communication skills training, while also emphasizing the need to evaluate those skills in practice and demonstrate clinical leadership.

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