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Patient Safety Effort Looks to Nurses
Jun 18, 2012
Duration: 3:21
This podcast is an episode of Patient Safety Updates (now Safety Net). You can find other episodes and subscribe using the links to the left.
A gathering at Harvard Medical School explores issues and trends and the vital role nurses play in making care safer.
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