Frontline hospital workers and the worker safety/patient safety nexus.

Rosemary Sokas; Barbara Braun; Laura Chenven; Patricia Cloonan; Kathleen Fagan; Robin R. Hemphill; Eileen Hogan; Eileen Storey

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Frontline hospital workers and the worker safety/patient safety nexus.

May 19, 2013

Sokas R, Braun B, Chenven L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(4):185-192.

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This commentary relates the findings of a workshop that explored insights from frontline health care workers regarding work settings that promote safety.

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