Quality improvement education for nurses: We can do better

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a,b  

^a Department of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOTE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77449084991     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(10)36005-3     Document Type: Editorial

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