Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-111

  Taylor, Jennifer A ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^b   Agnew, Jacqueline ^c   Gerwin, Daniel ^a   Morlock, Laura ^c   Miller, Marlene R ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FALLING; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSING HOURS PER PATIENT DAY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY ATTITUDES QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856082199     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000082     Document Type: Article

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