High Reliability Organizations: Safety, Quality, and Ethics

Affiliations

¹ Author Affiliations: Regional Quality Leader, Risk Management and Safety (Ms Crosby), Risk & Patient Safety; and Executive Director (Mr Worth), Risk Management, Patient Safety and Person and Family Centered Care, Oakland, California.

Rachel Crosby et al. Clin Nurse Spec. 2024 Sep-Oct.

. 2024 Sep-Oct;38(5):202-204.

doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000838.

¹ Author Affiliations: Regional Quality Leader, Risk Management and Safety (Ms Crosby), Risk & Patient Safety; and Executive Director (Mr Worth), Risk Management, Patient Safety and Person and Family Centered Care, Oakland, California.

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Conflict of interest statement

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