The role of theory in improving patient safety and quality health care

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-16

  Mark, Barbara A ^a   Hughes, Linda C ^a   Jones, Cheryl Bland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; LICENSING; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 1542346196     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

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