Implicit as compared with explicit safety procedures: The experiences of Israeli nurses

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1406-1417

  Drach Zahavy, Anat ^a   Somech, Anit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

behavior; caregivers; health care professionals; safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TIME;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ISRAEL; MALE; NURSES; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956540471     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310373256     Document Type: Article

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