The effect of the SAFE or SORRY? programme on patient safety knowledge of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes: A cluster randomised trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1117-1125

  van Gaal, Betsie G I ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^a   Vloet, Lilian C M ^b,c   Mintjes, Joke A J ^c,d   Borm, George F ^a   Koopmans, Raymond T C M ^a   van Achterberg, Theo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d CEO Netherlands Centre for Excellence in Nursing   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Hospitals; Long term care; Multicentre studies; Nurses; Safety management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955424732     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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