Association of nurse work environment and safety climate on patient mortality: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 74, Issue , 2017, Pages 155-161

  Olds, Danielle M ^a   Aiken, Linda H ^b   Cimiotti, Jeannie P ^c   Lake, Eileen T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW JERSEY; PENNSYLVANIA; PERCEPTION; REGISTERED NURSE; SAFETY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURGICAL PATIENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85022226496     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.06.004     Document Type: Article

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