Human error theory: Relevance to nurse management

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-202

  Armitage, Gerry ^a,b  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human error theory; Nurse management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64549119620     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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