Co-worker characteristics and nurses' safety-climate perceptions

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 447-454

  Abrahamson, Kathleen ^a   Ramanujam, Rangaraj ^b   Anderson, James G ^c  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co workers; Individual perception; Nurses; Patient safety; Safety climate; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84879700278     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJHCQA-07-2011-0041     Document Type: Article

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