Human Cognition and the Dynamics of Failure to Rescue: The Lewis Blackman Case

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-101

  Acquaviva, Kimberly ^a   Haskell, Helen ^b   Johnson, Jean ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Failure to rescue; Human cognition; Lewis Blackman; Medical error; Nursing error; QSEN

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84875892068     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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