The contribution of nurses to incident disclosure: a narrative review.

Reema Harrison; Yvonne Birks; Jill Hall; Kate Bosanquet; Melissa Harden; Rick Iedema

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The contribution of nurses to incident disclosure: a narrative review.

August 28, 2013

Harrison R, Birks Y, Hall J, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2014;51(2):334-45.

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This systematic review found that nurses regularly support patients and physicians during safety incident disclosures but are generally not equipped to disclose incidents independently.

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