Near misses: paradoxical realities in everyday clinical practice.

Lianne Jeffs; Dyanne D. Affonso; Kathleen Macmillan

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Near misses: paradoxical realities in everyday clinical practice.

February 11, 2009

Jeffs L, Affonso DD, Macmillan K. Int J Nurs Pract. 2008;14(6):486-94.

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This focus group study used information from nurses, pharmacists, and patients to classify the types of near misses that occur in ambulatory and hospital settings.

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