Is patient safety synonymous with quality nursing care? Should it be? A brief discourse.

Susan Carroll

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Is patient safety synonymous with quality nursing care? Should it be? A brief discourse.

September 18, 2009

Carroll S. Qual Manag Health Care. 2005;14(4):229-33.

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The author explores the relationship between quality and safety and its effect on the practice of nursing.

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