The concept of safety culture is characterised by complexity. On the one hand, the concept is
challenging content-wise, and on the other hand, is it a multi-dimensional and cross …

Background Patients are safer and receive higher quality care when providers work as a
highly effective team. Investment in optimising healthcare teamwork has swelled in the last …

Purpose Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for
detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Background The s afety culture has recently attracted the attention of healthcare
organizations. Considering the importance of the roles of nurses with regard to patient …

Improvement (defined broadly as purposive efforts to secure positive change) has become
an increasingly important activity and field of inquiry within healthcare. This article offers an …

Background There are two largely distinct research literatures on the association of the
nurse work environment and the safety climate on patient outcomes. Objective To determine …

Objective. To assess the culture of patient safety in studies that employed the hospital survey
on patient safety culture (HSOPS) in hospitals around the world. Method. We searched …

To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, caught the attention of the media, and
there were headlines across the nation about the safety (or lack of safety) for patients in …

Background: Poorly organized health systems with inadequate leadership limit the
development of the robust safety cultures capable of preventing consequential adverse …