Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 11-21 , February 2010

Error identification and recovery by student nurses using human patient simulation: Opportunity to improve patient safety

  • Elizabeth A. Henneman, RN, PhD, CCNS

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 413 545 0405.
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  • Joan P. Roche, RN, PhD, APRN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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  • Donald L. Fisher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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  • Helene Cunningham, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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  • Cheryl A. Reilly, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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  • Brian H. Nathanson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OptiStatim, LLC, Longmeadow, MA 01106, USA
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  • Philip L. Henneman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA

Received 8 October 2007 ,Revised 19 January 2008 ,Accepted 19 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.02.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 11-21 , February 2010

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