Synergy for patient safety and quality: academic and service partnerships to promote effective nurse education and clinical practice.

Gregory A. Debourgh

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Synergy for patient safety and quality: academic and service partnerships to promote effective nurse education and clinical practice.

February 15, 2012

Debourgh GA. J Prof Nurs. 2012;28(1):48-61.

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This article describes an innovative partnership between a nursing school and a hospital affiliate to increase nursing students' exposure to and knowledge about patient safety activities.

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