Workplace empowerment and magnet hospital characteristics as predictors of patient safety climate

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Armstrong, Kevin ^a,b   Laschinger, Heather ^b   Wong, Carol ^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

EID: 58149384323     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31818f5506     Document Type: Article

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