Organizational climate determinants of resident safety culture in nursing homes.

Judith E. Arnetz; Ludmila S. Zhdanova; Dalia Elsouhag; Peter Lichtenberg; Mark R. Luborsky; Bengt B. Arnetz

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Organizational climate determinants of resident safety culture in nursing homes.

November 23, 2011

Arnetz JE, Zhdanova LS, Elsouhag D, et al. Gerontologist. 2011;51(6):739-49.

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This study found that efficiency, work climate, work stress, and goal clarity are all organizational factors that may warrant targeted interventions to improve safety culture in nursing home settings.

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