A Measurement Tool to Assess Culture Change Regarding Patient Safety in Hospital Obstetrical Units

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 590-597

  Kenneth Milne, J ^a   Bendaly, Nicole ^b   Bendaly, Leslie ^b   Worsley, Jill ^c   FitzGerald, John ^c   Nisker, Jeff ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Kinect Inc   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Culture change; Hospital; MOREOB; Obstetrics; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPOWERMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SAFETY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEAMWORK; CANADA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY;

EID: 77957257181     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34529-7     Document Type: Article

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