Impact of the unit-based patient safety officer

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 431-434

  Nedved, Patricia ^a   Chaudhry, Rabhea ^a   Pilipczuk, Dina ^a   Shah, Shital ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865708640     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e318266810e     Document Type: Article

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