Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit.

Louise Saladino; Lisa Clark Pickett; Karen Frush; Anna Mall; Mary T. Champagne

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Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit.

April 10, 2013

Saladino L, Pickett LC, Frush K, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28(2):139-46.

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A nurse-led comprehensive unit-based safety program identified numerous important safety issues in an intensive care unit. Executive walkrounds helped overcome barriers to address these problems.

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