The missing link: dedicated patient safety education within top-ranked US nursing school curricula.

Jeffrey N Howard

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The missing link: dedicated patient safety education within top-ranked US nursing school curricula.

September 1, 2010

Howard JN. J Patient Saf. 2010;6(3):165-71.

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This study evaluated for the presence of patient safety curricula among top nursing schools and discusses the need for greater links between education and practice in this arena.

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