Specimen Labelling Errors Just Don’t Cut It in the Operating Room
Keywords:
action research, focus groups, tissue specimen, operating rooms, perioperative nursingAbstract
Action research and focus groups are used to address an identified issue with specimen collection in the operating room environment in a New Zealand District Health Board.
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