The effects of physical environments in medical wards on medication communication processes affecting patient safety

Health and Place

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 188-198

  Liu, Wei ^a,b   Manias, Elizabeth ^a,b   Gerdtz, Marie ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Medication management; Physical environments; Space

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SAFETY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WARD; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; FURNITURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84892989708     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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