Patient safety culture in home care: experiences of home-care nurses.

Astrid Berland; Anne Lise Holm; Doris Gundersen; Signe Berit Bentsen

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Patient safety culture in home care: experiences of home-care nurses.

December 5, 2012

Berland A, Holm AL, Gundersen D, et al. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20(6):794-801.

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Adverse events are common among patients receiving home care. In this focus group study, home-care nurses identified poor management support as a major barrier to their ability to provide safer care.

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