Speaking up behaviours (safety voices) of healthcare workers: A metasynthesis of qualitative research studies

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-51

  Morrow, Kelly J ^a,b   Gustavson, Allison M ^b   Jones, Jacqueline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Employee; Healthcare; Hierarchies; Nursing; Qualitative; Safety; Safety voice; Voice

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; BULGARIA; CANADA; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYEE; EXPECTATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IRELAND; KOREA; LEADERSHIP; MEDLINE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE MANAGER; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPEECH; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VOICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; META ANALYSIS; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84988697076     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.09.014     Document Type: Review

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