Commentary Addressing the nursing work environment to promote patient safety. Citation Text: Lin L, Liang BA. Addressing the nursing work environment to promote patient safety. Nurs Forum. 2007;42(1):20-30. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 7, 2007 Lin L, Liang BA. Nurs Forum. 2007;42(1):20-30. View more articles from the same authors. The authors assess factors in the work environment that can affect nurses' ability to provide safe care and suggest reforms necessary to better address safety challenges. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Lin L, Liang BA. Addressing the nursing work environment to promote patient safety. Nurs Forum. 2007;42(1):20-30. 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