Study Implementing standardized reporting and safety checklists. Citation Text: Stevens JD, Bader MK, Luna MA, Johnson LM. Cultivating quality: implementing standardized reporting and safety checklists. Am J Nurs. 2011;111(5):48-53. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000398051.07923.69 Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL June 1, 2011 Stevens JD, Bader MK, Luna MA, et al. Am J Nurs. 2011;111(5):48-53. View more articles from the same authors. An educational intervention increased nurses' knowledge of the SBAR communication tool. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Stevens JD, Bader MK, Luna MA, Johnson LM. Cultivating quality: implementing standardized reporting and safety checklists. Am J Nurs. 2011;111(5):48-53. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000398051.07923.69 Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Rescue me: saving the vulnerable non-ICU patient population. April 8, 2009 Tragedy into policy: a quantitative study of nurses' attitudes toward patient advocacy activities. June 22, 2011 Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. March 16, 2011 Rolling out the rapid response team. June 1, 2011 Medication safety in mental health hospitals: a mixed-methods analysis of incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System. August 4, 2021 Barcode identification for transfusion safety. March 27, 2005 Cleaning up the discharge process: a number of components—and personnel—are crucial to success. October 20, 2010 Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project. 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