Safety skills for clinicians: an essential component of patient safety.

Sally Taylor-Adams; Andrea Brodie; Charles A Vincent

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Safety skills for clinicians: an essential component of patient safety.

August 20, 2008

Taylor-Adams S, Brodie A, Vincent CA. J Patient Saf. 2008;4(3):141-147.

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This article reviews safety concepts, including hazards, human error, and system failure, for clinicians to learn to anticipate and prevent patient harm.

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