Temporary emergency room staff poses increased safety risk to patients
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
Temporary staff members working in a hospital's fast-paced emergency department are twice as likely as permanent employees to be involved in medication errors that harm patients, new research suggests.
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