Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we work.

Elizabeth A. Henneman

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Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we work.

January 5, 2012

Henneman EA. Crit Care Nurse. 2007;27(5):27-34; quiz 35.

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This commentary uses two medication error reporting failures to provide insight into the social and cultural factors that influence incident reporting.

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