Development of a self-report instrument to measure patient safety attitudes, skills, and knowledge.

Rebecca Schnall; Patricia W Stone; Leanne Currie; Karen Desjardins; Rita Marie John; Suzanne Bakken

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Development of a self-report instrument to measure patient safety attitudes, skills, and knowledge.

February 11, 2009

Schnall R, Stone PW, Currie L, et al. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2008;40(4):391-4.

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This commentary describes how one institution devised, tested, and validated a self-reporting tool to assess clinicians' views about patient safety.

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