Variations in hospital worker perceptions of safety culture

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Listyowardojo, Tita Alissa ^a   Nap, Raoul E ^b   Johnson, Addie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health care; Organizational culture; Patient safety; Safety culture; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NURSE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84855888976     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr069     Document Type: Article

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