Safety Management - Organization & administration
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nuclear plant emergency preparedness in Russia.

30 Oct 2009 An international team of experts conducted a detailed operational review at the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant. The review was the first mission by an International Atomic Energy Agency Operational Safety Review Team to Russia in over a decade. The ... Read more...

Update on the status of 89 drug information centers in the United States.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: Previously identified U.S. drug information centers (DICs) were surveyed to determine whether they were still in existence and whether changes had occurred in the DICs since 2003. METHODS: Eighty-nine DICs identified in a 2003 survey were ... Read more...

Improvements in disaster planning and directions for nursing management.

29 Sep 2009 Since Hurricane Katrina, there have been numerous lessons learned and improvements in disaster planning and nursing management. The subsequent Hurricane Gustav allowed nurses and disaster planners to "test the system" and identify improvements that ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Safety Management - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nuclear plant emergency preparedness in Russia. 30 Oct 2009
• RSO Interview with Nazia Zakir. Interviewed by René Michel. 30 Oct 2009
• The business case for TCAB. 30 Oct 2009
• TCAB in the curriculum: creating a safer environment through nursing education. 30 Oct 2009
• Reducing falls among outpatients: a volunteer transports patients from the parking lot to their exercise programs. 30 Oct 2009
• Transporting telemetry patients. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
• Nurses transforming care. 30 Oct 2009
• Are women safer doctors? 8 Oct 2009
• Update on the status of 89 drug information centers in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Improvements in disaster planning and directions for nursing management. 29 Sep 2009
• RN+RN=better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes? 29 Sep 2009
• Networking for BSL-3/4 laboratory scientist training. 29 Sep 2009
• Medication safety in community pharmacy: a qualitative study of the sociotechnical context. 5 Sep 2009
• Governing in the new quality, safety landscape. For effective oversight, boards must engage at three levels: see, own and solve. 30 Aug 2009
• Clearing a path to floor safety. 30 Aug 2009
• Where's the leak? 30 Aug 2009
• Water safety: new directions in irrigation and hydration. 30 Aug 2009
• What do you want me to do, exactly? 30 Aug 2009
• Why have a safety eyewear program? 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Safety Management'

Definition: The development of systems to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences in an institutional setting. The concept includes prevention or reduction of adverse events or incidents involving employees, patients, or facilities. Examples include plans to reduce injuries from falls or plans for fire safety to promote a safe institutional environment.

Descriptor UI: D017751

Alternative terms: Safety Management; Management, Safety; Hazard Surveillance Program; Hazard Surveillance Programs; Program, Hazard Surveillance; Programs, Hazard Surveillance; Surveillance Program, Hazard; Surveillance Programs, Hazard; Hazard Management; Management, Hazard; Hazard Control; Control, Hazard; Hazard Controls;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N04.452.871.900; N04.452.884; N06.850.135.060.075.800;

History Note: 94