A Just Culture for Nurses and Nursing Students

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-416

  Barnsteiner, Jane ^a   Disch, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blame culture; Just culture; Just culture and patient safety; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865414404     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2012.05.005     Document Type: Review

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