Patient safety: is it just another bandwagon?

Janet L Storch

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Patient safety: is it just another bandwagon?

August 10, 2005

Storch JL. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2005;18(2):39-55.

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The author advocates critical assessment of the patient safety movement and suggests a stronger focus on the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes.

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