title: Patient quality and safety problems in the U.S. health care system: challenges for nursing.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy and Ethics, College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wakefield
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Maddox
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality