The missing link: Dedicated patient safety education within top-ranked US nursing school curricula

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-171

  Howard, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum; education; nursing; patient; patient safety; quality; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING EDUCATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCHOOLS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956434281     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181eee2ab     Document Type: Article

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