Achieving a high-reliability organization through implementation of the ARCC model for systemwide sustainability of evidence-based practice

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-135

  Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; high reliability organizations; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859033128     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e318249fb6a     Document Type: Article

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