Search for dissertations about: "Safety in a hospital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 182 swedish dissertations containing the words Safety in a hospital.

2. 1. Patient safety in intrapartum care : Adverse events and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety, patient safety culture and teamwork

   Author : Annika Skoogh; Marie Louise Hall-Lord; Carina Bååth; Ann-Kristin Sandin-Bojö; Kristina Schildmeijer; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adverse events; construct validity; healthcare professionals’ perceptions; interviews; intrapartum care; questionnaire; patient safety; patient safety culture; record review; reliability; teamwork; women giving birth; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to describe adverse events for women with planned vaginal births and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety. Further, to test the reliability and validity of a teamwork questionnaire and to investigate patient safety culture and teamwork among healthcare professionals in intrapartum care. READ MORE

4. 2. Documentation of Vital Signs in Electronic Health Records : A Patient Safety Issue

   Author : Jean Stevenson-Ågren; Peter Bath; UK University of Sheffield; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient safety; vital signs; electronic health records; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Background and aim: Hospitals in the developed world are increasingly adopting digital systems such as electronic health records (EHRs) for all kinds of documentation. This move means that traditional paper case notes and nursing records are often documented in EHRs. READ MORE

5. 3. The potential of ambulance records for a road traffic safety agenda in low-income cities : studies from Karachi, Pakistan

   Author : Junaid A Razzak; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Road traffic injuries; prehospital care; vulnerable road users; time trends;

   Abstract : Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health problem in low-income countries. The overall aim of the thesis is to increase knowledge about the characteristics of RTI events and victims and their changes over time in an urban, low-income setting. The accuracy of ambulance data for RTI surveillance is also investigated. READ MORE

6. 4. Building patient safety in intensive care nursing : Patient safety culture, team performance and simulation-based training

   Author : Randi Ballangrud; Marie-Louise Hall-Lord; Birgitta Hedelin; Mona Persenius; Karin Samuelsson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intensive care; nursing; patient safety; safety culture; simulation; team performance; team training; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate patient safety culture, team performance and the use of simulation-based team training for building patient safety in intensive care nursing.Methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. READ MORE

7. 5. Patient safety culture in hospital settings : Measurements, health care staff perceptions and suggestions for improvement

   Author : Anna Nordin; Kersti Theander; Bodil Wilde-Larsson; Gun Nordström; Anne-Marie Boström; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient safety culture; S-HSOPSC; HSOPSC; psychometric testing; managers; health care staff; nursing; S-HSOPSC; patientsäkerhetskultur; psykometri; organisation; sjukvård; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The aim was to psychometrically test the S-HSOPSC and HSOPSC, investigate health care staff’s perceptions of patient safety culture and their suggestions for improvement.Methods: A three-time cross-sectional study with data from health care staff (N= 3721) in a Swedish county council was conducted in 2009 (N = 1,023), 2011 (N = 1,228) and 2013 (N =1,470) using the S-HSOPSC (I, II, III). READ MORE