Patient safety in surgical environments: Cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>How hospital health care personnel perceive safety climate has been assessed in several countries by using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS). Few studies have examined safety climate factors in surgical departments per se...

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Main Authors: Nortvedt Monica W, Eide Geir E, Søfteland Eirik, Haugen Arvid S, Aase Karina, Harthug Stig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/279