Study Learning in action: developing safety improvement capabilities through action learning. Citation Text: Christiansen A, Prescott T, Ball J. Learning in action: developing safety improvement capabilities through action learning. Nurse Educ Today. 2014;34(2):243-7. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.008. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 25, 2013 Christiansen A, Prescott T, Ball J. Nurse Educ Today. 2014;34(2):243-7. View more articles from the same authors. A patient safety education program that emphasized experiential learning helped nursing students engage in meaningful safety projects during their clinical placements. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Christiansen A, Prescott T, Ball J. Learning in action: developing safety improvement capabilities through action learning. Nurse Educ Today. 2014;34(2):243-7. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.008. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. March 7, 2012 Creating an improvement culture for enhanced patient safety: service improvement learning in pre-registration education. November 3, 2010 Toward safer opioid prescribing in HIV care (TOWER): a mixed-methods, cluster-randomized trial. June 22, 2022 Prevalence and causes of diagnostic errors in hospitalized patients under investigation for COVID-19. April 12, 2023 Crisis checklists for the operating room: development and pilot testing. 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A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. March 7, 2012
Creating an improvement culture for enhanced patient safety: service improvement learning in pre-registration education. November 3, 2010
Toward safer opioid prescribing in HIV care (TOWER): a mixed-methods, cluster-randomized trial. June 22, 2022
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Burnout mediates the association between depression and patient safety perceptions: a cross-sectional study in hospital nurses. April 26, 2017
Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions from mental health hospitals. January 20, 2016
Developing and pilot testing practical measures of preanalytic surgical specimen identification defects. March 27, 2013
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Improving patient safety through the involvement of patients: development and evaluation of novel interventions to engage patients in preventing patient safety incidents and protecting them against unintended harm. November 16, 2016
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A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of crew resource management training in acute care domains. November 19, 2014
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