Commentary Clinical risk management and patient safety education for nurses: a critique. Citation Text: Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Clinical risk management and patient safety education for nurses: a critique. Nurse Educ Today. 2007;27(3):185-91. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 26, 2006 Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Nurse Educ Today. 2007;27(3):185-91. View more articles from the same authors. The authors argue for a new, evidence-based approach to training nurses in clinical risk management. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Clinical risk management and patient safety education for nurses: a critique. Nurse Educ Today. 2007;27(3):185-91. 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