Conducting root cause analysis with nursing students: best practice in nursing education.

Judith Lambton; Laura Mahlmeister

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Conducting root cause analysis with nursing students: best practice in nursing education.

June 9, 2010

Lambton J, Mahlmeister L. J Nurs Educ. 2010;49(8):444-8.

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This commentary describes the use of root cause analysis to engage nursing students in identifying, reporting, and analyzing errors.

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