Nurses' communication of safety events to nursing home residents and families. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Nurses' communication of safety events to nursing home residents and families. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2017

Nurses' communication of safety events to nursing home residents and families.

Wagner LM, Driscoll L, Darlington JL, et al. J Gerontol Nurs. 2017 Oct 6; [Epub ahead of print].

Increasing recognition of safety hazards in nursing homes has led to efforts to improve their safety culture. The authors describe successfully training nurses to disclose patient safety events to nursing home residents and their families. A previous WebM&M commentaryreviewed efforts to enhance nursing home care quality.

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