Using fishbone analysis to investigate problems

Nursing Times

Volumn 109, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 18-20

  Phillips, Joanna ^a   Simmonds, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Fishbone analysis; Root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; DECISION TREES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84876994505     PISSN: 09547762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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