A "near-miss" model for describing the nurse's role in the recovery of medical errors

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 196-201

  Henneman, Elizabeth A ^a   Gawlinski, Anna ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical error; Near miss; Organizational systems; Patient outcomes; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3142703552     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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