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Hospital nurses' perceptions of human factors contributing to nursing errors.

Roth C, Wieck KL, Fountain R, Haas BK. J Nurs Adm. 2015;45:263-269.

This cross-sectional survey study sought to determine human factors associated with medical errors. Hospital nurses identified both safety culture and emotional influences (such as poor interpersonal relationships) as important factors that increased the risk of errors.

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