Fostering patient safety competencies using multiple-patient simulation experiences.

Pamela M Ironside; Pamela R Jeffries; Anne Martin

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Fostering patient safety competencies using multiple-patient simulation experiences.

December 9, 2009

Ironside PM, Jeffries PR, Martin A. Nurs Outlook. 2009;57(6):332-7.

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Nursing students who participated in simulated patient safety scenarios significantly improved their skills at handling these difficult situations.

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