Analysis of human error in nursing care

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 625-629

  Narumi, Jun ^a   Miyazawa, Sosuke ^a   Miyata, Haruo ^a   Suzuki, Atsuko ^a   Kohsaka, Shigemi ^a   Kosugi, Hiromi ^b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Japan)

^b Division of Nursing Care   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human error; Nursing care; Reliability engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING CARE; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033228173     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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