Assessment of Safety Attitudes in a Skilled Nursing Facility

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-136

  Wisniewski, Angela M ^a   Erdley, William S ^a   Singh, Ranjit ^a   Servoss, Timothy J ^a   Naughton, Bruce J ^a   Singh, Gurdev ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEW YORK; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, PRACTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 34047129111     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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