Perinatal safety: From concept to nursing practice

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-31

  Lyndon, Audrey ^a   Kennedy, Holly Powell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

High reliability; Patient safety; Perinatal nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING THEORY; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERINATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING THEORY; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERINATAL CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77049090257     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e3181cb9351     Document Type: Article

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