An examination of technical efficiency, quality, and patient safety in acute care nursing units.

Barbara A Mark; Cheryl Bland Jones; Lisa Lindley; Yasar A Ozcan

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An examination of technical efficiency, quality, and patient safety in acute care nursing units.

January 20, 2010

Mark BA, Jones CB, Lindley L, et al. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2009;10(3):180-6.

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Most nursing units in this study were operating at less than optimal efficiency, largely due to medication errors and falls.

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