Quality and Safety Education for Nurses.

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Quality and Safety Education for Nurses.

June 13, 2007

Cronenwett L, ed. Nurs Outlook. 2007;55(3):117-162.

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This issue covers a variety of topics related to quality and safety education for nurses, including the integration of safety content into daily work and an assessment of available educational opportunities.

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June 1, 2016

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January 23, 2008

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February 17, 2021

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October 1, 2008

Patient Safety: Perspectives on Evidence, Information and Knowledge Transfer.

June 4, 2014

Emerging Concepts in Patient Safety.

September 18, 2019

Health IT and Clinical Decision Support Systems.

November 12, 2014

The Role of Clinical Learning Environments in Preparing New Clinicians to Engage in Patient Safety.

October 18, 2017

Designing for Safety in the ICU.

March 28, 2018

Positive Working Relationships Matter for Better Nurse and Patient Outcomes.

December 1, 2010

Human Factors and Technology in the ICU.

July 11, 2018

Adverse Events: Expecting too Much of Nurses and too Little of Nursing Research.

May 11, 2011

Patient Safety.

August 19, 2020

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March 2, 2016

Simulation in Otolaryngology.

September 27, 2017

The State of the Science on Safe Medication Administration.

April 15, 2005

Iatrogenesis in Pediatrics.

September 20, 2017

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April 15, 2015

Quality and Safety Competencies in Nursing Education.

January 13, 2010

Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care.

March 6, 2005

Nursing Homes: Despite Increased Oversight, Challenges Remain in Ensuring High-Quality Care and Resident Safety.

January 31, 2006

Patient Safety.

December 12, 2007

Action against Medical Accidents.

March 6, 2005

Focusing on Medical Errors.

March 6, 2005

Safety in Numbers: Evidence-based Development of a Medicine Management Learning Tool.

May 22, 2013

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May 1, 2019

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.

January 23, 2019

Diagnostic Error in Medicine.

September 25, 2013

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December 12, 2012

Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed.

December 6, 2006

Management of Operating Room Critical Events.

November 18, 2020

Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series.

July 26, 2006

Safety in Anaesthesia.

June 15, 2011

Patient Safety Papers 3.

April 23, 2008

Quality of Care and Information Technology.

May 11, 2016

Simulation in Maternal Fetal Medicine.

June 26, 2013

Patient Safety and Quality.

March 3, 2010

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Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis

October 1, 2016

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Sick and Pregnant

November 1, 2008

Healthcare-Associated Infections.

July 22, 2009

Using clinical decision support to improve medication reconciliation.

December 13, 2006

Perspective

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June 1, 2018

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December 1, 2015

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December 2, 2009

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October 4, 2017

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August 1, 2012

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October 17, 2012

Patient Safety Papers.

November 30, 2005

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September 19, 2018

Iatrogenic Disease.

March 5, 2008

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March 6, 2005

2018 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.

July 17, 2019

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August 1, 2012

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October 6, 2021

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September 7, 2022

Patient Safety Papers 5.

November 10, 2010

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January 11, 2006

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March 29, 2023

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July 5, 2006

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March 28, 2007

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June 24, 2020

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November 22, 2006

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February 7, 2007

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March 6, 2005

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September 13, 2017

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November 7, 2007

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June 1, 2011

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February 8, 2006

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October 5, 2005

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June 19, 2013

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October 1, 2011

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November 1, 2003

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August 23, 2023

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September 27, 2023

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March 26, 2014

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February 27, 2008

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March 27, 2005

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August 29, 2018

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September 4, 2019

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October 17, 2012

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October 10, 2012

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August 24, 2005

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March 6, 2005

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September 2, 2015

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March 19, 2008

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August 12, 2009

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February 14, 2018

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October 15, 2014

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May 8, 2013

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September 26, 2012

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May 2, 2012

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