Creating a culture of safety and improvement: A key to reducing medical error

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 281-284

  Benner, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035404070     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2001.10.4.281     Document Type: Review

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