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Mary Naylor

Ten Years Later: Look To Nurses As Champions of Patient Safety

By Mary Naylor and Mark Pauly, WCVE December 10, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Ten years ago this month, IOM’s ‘To Err Is Human’ cast a spotlight on the role of the nurse in keeping patients safe, a role that will become even more important under the ongoing effort to reform the health care system.

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