That’s the way we do things around here!

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That’s the way we do things around here!

March 9, 2011

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 24, 2011;16:1-2.

This piece discusses the effects of personal behaviors and peer interactions on an organization’s safety culture.

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