Perianesthesia Nursing Advocacy: An Influential Voice for Patient Safety

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-171

  Windle, Pamela E ^a   Mamaril, Myrna ^a   Fossum, Susan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

advocacy; fatigue; patient safety; perianesthesia nursing; work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ORGANIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLICY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; FATIGUE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849092270     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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