The climate of patient safety in a Canadian intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 469.e7-469.e13

  Kho, Michelle E ^a   Perri, Dan ^a   McDonald, Ellen ^a,b   Waugh, Lily ^b   Orlicki, Cynthia ^b   Monaghan, Erin ^b   Cook, Deborah J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Intensive care unit; Organizational culture; Questionnaires; Safety climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSE; OBESITY; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67949098917     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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