International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 34 Issue 2

Addressing the issues of management and quality

Subjects:

Table of contents

Overuse of small chest drains for pleural effusions: a retrospective practice review

Pattraporn Tajarernmuang, Anne V. Gonzalez, David Valenti, Stéphane Beaudoin

Small-bore drains (≤ 16 Fr) are used in many centers to manage all pleural effusions. The goal of this study was to determine the proportion of avoidable chest drains and…

The voice of patients in Israel's general hospitals

Keren Semyonov-Tal

The purpose of this study is to capture the variety of issues that concern patients and to examine the extent to which personal characteristics of patients, such as education…

Guidelines for student accoucheurs' acceptance in maternal healthcare

Siphiwe Themba Madlala, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya, Thembelihle Sylvia Patience Ngxongo

The quality of maternal healthcare training is the most optimal degree of health in the delivery of effective, efficient and quality healthcare in midwifery discipline. Student…

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Evaluation of patient safety culture in a private general hospital: a case study in Brazil

Cassiana Gil Prates, Rita Catalina Aquino Caregnato, Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães, Daiane Dal Pai, Janete de Souza Urbanetto, Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de Moura

The purpose is to assess the patient safety culture perceived by healthcare and administrative staff in a Brazilian hospital and examine whether education and experience are…

Cover of International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

ISSN:

0952-6862

Online date, start – end:

1988

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Professor Charu Chandra
  • Professor Sameer Kumar