Safety culture of nursing homes: opinions of top managers.

Nicholas G. Castle; Laura M. Wagner; Jamie C. Ferguson; Steven Handler

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Safety culture of nursing homes: opinions of top managers.

April 6, 2011

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, et al. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36(2):175-187.

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Managers and nursing directors at nursing homes had a generally positive impression of institutional safety culture. This finding contrasts with prior research on the views of staff nurses, whose perceptions were less favorable.

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