The perinatal safety nurse: Exemplar of transformational leadership

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 280-287

  Raab, Cheryl ^a   Palmer Byfield, Renée ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Obstetrical liability; Patient safety nurse; Perinatal patient safety; Preventable patient harm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEADERSHIP; NEONATAL NURSING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052265812     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31822631ec     Document Type: Article

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