Safety climate strength: A promising construct for safety research and practice

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 649-652

  Vogus, Timothy J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare quality improvement; Leadership; Patient safety; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; BURNOUT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PATIENT SAFETY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY;

HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84986570000     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004847     Document Type: Review

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