Top 10 patient safety issues: what more can we do?

Victoria M. Steelman; Paula R. Graling

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Top 10 patient safety issues: what more can we do?

June 19, 2013

Steelman VM, Graling PR. AORN J. 2013;97(6):679-98, quiz 699-701.

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This commentary reveals nurses' concerns about patient safety along with interventions to address them.

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