Medical errors recovered by critical care nurses

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 241-246

  Dykes, Patricia C ^a,b   Rothschild, Jeffrey M ^b,c   Hurley, Ann C ^b,d  

^a PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSES; NURSING SERVICES;

EID: 77951876424     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181da408e     Document Type: Article

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