Workplace blame and related concepts: An analysis of three case studies

Chest

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 543-549

  Davidson, Judy E ^a   Agan, Donna L ^c   Chakedis, Shannon ^b   Skrobik, Yoanna ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLAME RELATED DISTRESS; BURNOUT; CASE REPORT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORALITY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE; GUILT; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CRITICAL CARE; GUILT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84939242230     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.15-0332     Document Type: Article

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