Speaking up in case management, part I: Ethical and professional considerations

Professional Case Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 179-185

  Craig, Kathy ^a   Banja, John D ^b  

^a Craig Research Continuum   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

errors; ethics; normalization of deviance; safety; speaking up; standards of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNICATION; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955131396     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCM.0b013e3181e2d130     Document Type: Article

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