Are hospital incidents being reported?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 40-46

  Elnitsky, Christine ^a,b,c   Nichols, Brenda ^a   Palmer, Kay ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL CARE; NURSE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030681382     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199711000-00009     Document Type: Article

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