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Nurses Can Tell Us What Goes Wrong "Off-Peak"

In the newest edition of Healthcare Risk Management, INQRI researcher Patti Hamilton was interviewed about her project, "The Effect of Off-peak Hospital Environments on Nurses' Work: an Institutional Ethnography."

Research confirms that off-peak hours in health care facilities pose a higher risk of medical errors. Hamilton's team believes that nurses can help us to understand what happens on off-peak shifts that may lead to negative patient outcomes.

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