Using Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety: What Does It Take?
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient SafetyPublished 1 July 2005
Eduardo Salas, Katherine A. Wilson, C. Shawn Burke, Heather A. Priest
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The health care community can gain significantly from using simulation-based training to reduce errors and improve patient safety when it is designed and delivered appropriately.
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The health care community can gain significantly from using simulation-based training to reduce errors and improve patient safety when it is designed and delivered appropriately.
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