Assessment of nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture in a Saudi Arabia Hospital

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 272-280

  Aboshaiqah, Ahmad E ^a   Baker, Omar Ghazi ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

medical errors; nurses; patient safety; patient safety culture; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84880206837     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182855cde     Document Type: Article

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