Patient Safety Handbook, Second Edition.

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Patient Safety Handbook, Second Edition.

August 17, 2013

Youngberg B. ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett; 2013. ISBN 9780763774042

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This revised edition of a comprehensive resource on patient safety includes new chapters discussing such topics as the complexity of defining error and the need for medical and nursing education to develop leadership skills to help drive improvement efforts.

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