In the report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System (Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 2000), what kind of technology was recommended as a safe nonthreatening way to teach critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills to nurses in
specific settings? a. electronic medical records
b. simulation
c. quality improvement data collection systems
d. PDAs
B
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System (Kohn, Corrigan & Donaldson, 2000) recommended the use of simulation training as one strategy that can be used to prevent errors in the clinical setting. Simulation has been recognized to promote teamwork, effective communication, and ways to introduce new equipment or protocols in a safe nonthreatening environment.
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