Comparison of patient safety and quality of care indicators between pre and post accreditation periods in King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-66

  al Awa, B ^a   Jacquery, A ^b   Almazrooa, A ^c   Habib, H ^c   al Noury, K ^c   el Deek, B ^c   el Hati, T ^a   Devreux, I ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Nursing survey; Patient safety; Quality of patient care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MCNEMAR TEST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF CONCEPT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79951571300     PISSN: 18159346     EISSN: 19936095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmsci.2011.61.66     Document Type: Article

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