A rapid assessment of barriers and facilitators to safety culture in an intensive care unit

D Livorsi; M.J Knobloch; L.A Blue; K Swafford; L Maze; K Riggins; T Hayward; N Safdar

doi:10.1111/inr.12254

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A rapid assessment of barriers and facilitators to safety culture in an intensive care unit

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A rapid assessment of barriers and facilitators to safety culture in an intensive care unit

D Livorsi, M.J Knobloch, L.A Blue, K Swafford, L Maze, K Riggins, T Hayward and N Safdar

International nursing review, Vol.63(3), pp.372-376

09/2016

DOI: 10.1111/inr.12254

PMID: 27250081

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Abstract

The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety was used to identify opportunities for safety culture improvement in a 30-bed intensive care unit. Based on the survey results, a core team decided to focus on three safety domains: reporting errors, approachability of authority figures and handovers. The project team subsequently interviewed 39 intensive care unit staff members, gathering information on these three domains that will inform future safety efforts. Numerous barriers and facilitators to improvement were described. This mixed-methods approach could be applied in other hospitals seeking to quickly yet thoroughly understand how their safety culture can be improved. Developing local strategies to reduce these barriers may promote a safer patient experience at our hospital.

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Title: Subtitle: A rapid assessment of barriers and facilitators to safety culture in an intensive care unit
Creators: D Livorsi - Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA, Iowa City, USA
M.J Knobloch - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, WI, Madison, USA
L.A Blue - Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, IN, Indianapolis, USA
K Swafford - Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, IN, Indianapolis, USA
L Maze - Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, IN, Indianapolis, USA
K Riggins - Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, IN, Indianapolis, USA
T Hayward - Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, Indianapolis, USA
N Safdar - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, WI, Madison, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International nursing review, Vol.63(3), pp.372-376
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12254
PMID: 27250081
NLM abbreviation: Int Nurs Rev
ISSN: 0020-8132
eISSN: 1466-7657
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Number of pages: 5
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100003845, name: Health Research and Educational Trust
Language: English
Date published: 09/2016
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094767302771

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