Influence of workplace demands on nurses' perception of patient safety.

Rangaraj Ramanujam; Kathleen Abrahamson; James Anderson

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Influence of workplace demands on nurses' perception of patient safety.

June 18, 2008

Ramanujam R, Abrahamson K, Anderson J. Nurs Health Sci. 2008;10(2):144-50.

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Nurses who experienced higher workloads and felt less control over their practice also felt that their working conditions were more unsafe.

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