A safety culture transformation: Its effects at a children's hospital

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-130

  Peterson, Thomas H ^a   Teman, Susan F ^a   Connors, Robert H ^a  

^a HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma core measures; children's hospital; hand hygiene compliance; pediatric patient safety; precursor events; safety culture transformation; serious safety events; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84865795137     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e31824bd744     Document Type: Article

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