Medical errors: where are we now?

Monica Robins Mewshaw; Kathleen M. White; Jo M. Walrath

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Medical errors: where are we now?

December 22, 2010

Mewshaw MR, White KM, Walrath JM. Nurs Manage. 2006;37(10):50-54.

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The authors discuss the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 and the role nurse managers can play in supporting a culture of safety.

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