Comparison of risk management in Taiwan and the USA

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-226

  Lin, Li Chen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b North Austin Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard; Policy and procedure; Risk; Strength; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION TREE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TAIWAN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DECISION TREES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645056695     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00559.x     Document Type: Review

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