Patient safety and the nursing shortage: A national concern

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 113-115

  Dienno, Marcy E ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748995089     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006527-200607000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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