Creating a Safety Culture at the Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-86

  Verschoor, Katrina N ^a,b   Taylor, Annemarie ^a,b   Northway, Tracie L ^a,b   Hudson, Denise G ^a,b   Van Stolk, Dori E ^a,b   Shearer, Kim J ^a,b   McDougall, Debbie L ^a,b   Miller, Georgene ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY; STANDARD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846215142     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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