Quality and safety education for nurses: a nursing leadership skills exercise.

Elizabeth Marion Harrison

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Quality and safety education for nurses: a nursing leadership skills exercise.

June 4, 2014

Harrison EM. J Nurs Educ. 2014;53(6):356-361.

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This commentary describes the design and implementation of an intervention to train nursing students in root cause analysis. The exercise involved having students assess adverse event scenarios to uncover contributing factors and develop strategies to reduce risks.

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