Brazilian registered nurses' perceptions and attitudes towards adverse events in nursing care: A phenomenological study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-338

  De Freitas, Genival Fernandes ^a   Hoga, Luiza Akiko Komura ^a   Fernandes, Maria De Fátima Prado ^a   González, José Siles ^b   Ruiz, María Carmen Solano ^b   Bonini, Bárbara Barrionuevo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Adverse events; Delivery of health care; Intensive care; Nursing care management; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSE; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MOTIVATION; NURSES; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79955043188     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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