Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students.

Nicole F Geller; Suzanne Bakken; Leanne M Currie; Rebecca Schnall; Elaine L Larson

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Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students.

January 5, 2011

Geller NF, Bakken S, Currie LM, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2010;38(10):811-6.

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Nursing students identified several categories of near misses relating to infection control practices in this study, using data from a Web-based voluntary reporting system.

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