Culture of safety improvement project requires sustained organizational commitment
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Hospital leaders have been directed to focus on assuring patient safety and improving outcomes through the development of a strong safety culture. The Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ) at a small rural hospital showed a decline, over three years, in the perceived safety climate of the organization, by clinical staff. The purpose of this quality improvement project was the implementation of a structured debriefing program, promoting teamwork and collaboration between leadership and front-line staff, to improve the safety culture of the organization, exhibited by an improvement in SAQ scores within one year. Leading safety researchers suggest that developing a culture of safety has not been a priority due to the required time and resource allocation. Shifting organizational priorities eliminated the focus on this project’s development and eliminated the opportunity to reassess staff perceptions of the safety climate by discontinuation of the SAQ. A project wrap up meeting revealed the benefits of the debriefing sessions and reinforced the opportunity for continued promotion of a culture of safety. There was consensus amongst the leadership that education, at all levels, was needed to define a culture of safety and create awareness of the importance of teamwork and collaboration.
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Type | DNP Capstone Project |
Acquisition | Self-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Other |
Research Approach | Other |
Keywords | Teamwork; Culture of Safety; Collaboration; Safety of Patients |
MESH Subject(s) | Patient Safety; Organizational Culture |
MESH Subject(s) | Patient Safety; Organizational Culture |
Grantor | Capella University |
Advisor | Manty, JoAnn; Sniffen, Kimberly; Avery, Colleen |
Level | DNP |
Year | 2015 |
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