Framing patient safety initiatives: working model and case example.

Nancy Kruger; Ann Hurley; Michael Gustafson

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Framing patient safety initiatives: working model and case example.

April 26, 2006

Kruger N, Hurley A, Gustafson M. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36(4):200-204.

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The authors describe their Safety Platform Model as a framework for implementing patient safety initiatives and apply the model to a falls prevention program.

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