Hallmarks of quality and patient safety recommended baccalaureate competencies and curricular guidelines to ensure high-quality and safe patient care.

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Hallmarks of quality and patient safety recommended baccalaureate competencies and curricular guidelines to ensure high-quality and safe patient care.

December 20, 2006

Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. 2006;22(6):329-30.

This consensus document represents the work of a task force convened to identify essential competencies that should be covered by undergraduate nursing programs to provide an effective foundation in quality and safety.

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