Quality registry, a tool for patient advantages - from a preventive caring perspective

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-205

  Rosengren, Kristina ^a   Höglund, Pär J ^a   Hedberg, Berith ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Committed leadership; Nurses' experiences; Organizational structure; Patient advantages; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FALLING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTER; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84857791099     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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