Factors impeding nurses from reporting adverse events

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 542-547

  Moumtzoglou, Anastasius ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Incident reporting; Patient safety; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; GREECE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, NURSING; GREECE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PATIENT CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77957138843     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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