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Contributors; Preface; Part I: Introduction; * The Intersection of Patient Safety and Nursing Research, Patricia Hinton Walker, Gaya Carlton, Lela Holden, Patricia W. Stone; Part II: Patient Safety Indicators; * Medication-Related Errors: A Literature Review of Incidence and Antecedents, Gaya Carlton & Mary A. Blegen; * Falls and Injury Prevention, Leanne M. Currie; * Hospital-Acquired Infections as Patient Safety Indicators, Ann Peterson & Patricia Hinton Walker; Part III: Setting Specific Patient Safety Research; * Patient Safety in Hospital Acute Care Units, Mary A. Blegen; * Medication Safety within the Perioperative Environment, Linda Wanzer & Rodney W. Hicks; * Nurse Home Visit Programs For the Elderly, Karen Dorman Marek & Carol Dean Baker; * Nursing Home Safety: A Review of the Literature, Jill Scott Cawiezell & Amy Vogelsmeier; Part IV: Emerging Issues In Patient Safety; * Informatics for Patient Safety: A Nursing Research Perspective, Suzanne Bakken; * Organizational Climate and Culture Factors, Sean P. Clarke; * Methodologies Used in Nursing Research Designed to Improve Patient Safety, Elizabeth Merwin & Deirdre Thornlow; Part V: International Nursing Research; * Nursing Research Ireland, Geraldine McCarthy, Josephine Hegarty, Dawn O'Sullivan.