Re-finding the 'human side' of human factors in nursing: helping student nurses to combine person-centred care with the rigours of patient safety.

Tonks Josephine N Fawcett; Sarah J Rhynas

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Re-finding the 'human side' of human factors in nursing: helping student nurses to combine person-centred care with the rigours of patient safety.

September 10, 2014

Fawcett TJN, Rhynas SJ. Nurse Educ Today. 2014;34(9):1238-41.

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This commentary emphasizes how educating nursing students about human factors can help prepare them to balance the competing demands of providing safe, patient-centered care with considerations such as best practices, nurse autonomy, and individualized patient risk factors.

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