Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) have jointly sponsored the development of this handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses examines the broad range of issues involved in providing high quality and safe care across health care settings. The handbook is available as several PDFs, requiring Adobe Reader.
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