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REVIEW

Patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care: a literature review.

Kanerva A, Lammintakanen J, Kivinen T. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2012 Jul 8; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

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Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States.

Aiken LH, Sermeus W, Van den Heede K, et al. BMJ. 2012;344:e1717.

STUDY

Attitude is everything?: The impact of workload, safety climate, and safety tools on medical errors: a study of intensive care units.

Steyrer J, Schiffinger M, Huber C, Valentin A, Strunk G. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012 Oct 18; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Variation in safety culture dimensions within and between US and Swiss Hospital units: an exploratory study.

Schwendimann R, Zimmermann N, Küng K, Ausserhofer D, Sexton B. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:32-41.

STUDY

A closer look at associations between hospital leadership walkrounds and patient safety climate and risk reduction: a cross-sectional study.

Schwendimann R, Milne J, Frush K, Ausserhofer D, Frankel A, Sexton JB. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Jan 25; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Health care workers as second victims of medical errors.

Edrees HH, Paine LA, Feroli ER, Wu AW. Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2011;121:101-108.

BOOK/REPORT

IBEAS: A Pioneer Study on Patient Safety in Latin America: Towards Safer Hospital Care.

Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2010 User Comparative Database Report.

Sorra J, Famolaro T, Dyer N, Nelson D, Khanna K. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0026.

COMMENTARY

New research highlights the role of patient safety culture and safer care.

Clancy CM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:193-196.

COMMENTARY

A strategic approach for managing conflict in hospitals: responding to The Joint Commission leadership standard—part 1 and part 2.

Scott C, Gerardi D. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:59-69, 70-80.

BOOK/REPORT

Charting the Course: Launching Patient-Centric Healthcare.

Nance JJ, Bartholomew KM. Boseman, MT: Second River Healthcare Press; 2012. ISBN: 9781936406128.

COMMENTARY

The Henry Ford Health System No Harm Campaign: a comprehensive model to reduce harm and save lives.

Conway WA, Hawkins S, Jordan J, Voutt-Goos MJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:318-327.

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.

STUDY

The psychometric properties of the 'Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture' in Dutch hospitals.

Smits M, Christiaans-Dingelhoff I, Wagner C, Wal G, Groenewegen PP. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:230.

STUDY

Measuring patient safety culture: an assessment of the clustering of responses at unit level and hospital level.

Smits M, Wagner C, Spreeuwenberg P, van der Wal G, Groenewegen PP. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:292-296.

COMMENTARY

Learning accountability for patient outcomes.

Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2010;304:204-205.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survey shows recession has weakened patient safety net.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 14, 2010;15:1-4.

COMMENTARY

Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.

Goeschel CA, Holzmueller CG, Berenholtz SM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:519-524.

COMMENTARY

Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.

Apold J, Quigley PA. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:299-306.

STUDY

Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units.

Campbell EG, Singer S, Kitch BT, Iezzoni LI, Meyer GS. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:319-326.

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