title: The development of patient safety in Turkey: constraints and limitations.
abstract: Patient safety is a complex multifaceted issue linked with quality management. Evidence reveals that nurses are pivotal to the success of quality management and patient safety initiatives. There are many studies about patient safety in developed countries, but less is known about nursing care and patient safety in developing or mid-level economies such as Turkey. The aim of this paper is to discuss the quality management and patient safety developments in the Turkish healthcare sector.
authors.affiliation: Koc University School of Nursing, Güzelbahce Sok No. 20, Nisantasi, Istanbul 34365, Turkey. abadir@ku.edu.tr
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badir
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014421:Turkey