Exploring infection prevention: Policy implications from a qualitative study

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-89

  Uchida, Mayuko ^a   Stone, Patricia W ^a   Conway, Laurie J ^a   Pogorzelska, Monika ^a   Larson, Elaine L ^a   Raveis, Victoria H ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health care quality; nursing health care workforce issues; patient safety; state legislation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MANDATORY REPORTING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MANDATORY REPORTING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80055121966     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154411417721     Document Type: Article

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