Structural empowerment, magnet hospital characteristics, and patient safety culture: Making the link

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-132

  Armstrong, Kevin J ^a,b   Laschinger, Heather ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Magnet; Nursing practice; Patient safety; Quality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COOPERATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CANADA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREDENTIALING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646828189     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200604000-00007     Document Type: Article

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