safety leading to medical errors, adverse events, and sentinel events. Communication is a vital part of nursing as it is utilized daily with patients, as well as the interprofessional and intra-professional team. Patient safety is a top priority for nurses. Therefore, it is crucial messages are conveyed in an accurate, timely, clear, and concise manner and maintained by all members of the healthcare team for enhanced continuity of care (Nadzam, 2009). In this paper, the issue of communication and patient…
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