Using simulation to teach patient safety behaviors in undergraduate nursing education.

Laura T Gantt; Robin Webb-Corbett

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Using simulation to teach patient safety behaviors in undergraduate nursing education.

November 4, 2009

Gantt LT, Webb-Corbett R. J Nurs Educ. 2010;49(1):48-51.

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This study describes the integration of simulation exercises into nursing education as a method to improve practice behaviors, including hand hygiene and patient identification.

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