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STUDY

Identifying, understanding and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: a focus group study.

Hartnell N, MacKinnon N, Sketris I, Fleming M. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:361-368.

STUDY

Large scale organisational intervention to improve patient safety in four UK hospitals: mixed method evaluation.

Benning A, Ghaleb M, Suokas A, et al. BMJ. 2011;342:d195.

STUDY

Improving patient safety using the sterile cockpit principle during medication administration: a collaborative, unit-based project.

Fore AM, Sculli GL, Albee D, Neily J. J Nurs Manag. 2013;21:106-111.

STUDY

Getting doctors to clean their hands: lead the followers.

Haessler S, Bhagavan A, Kleppel R, Hinchey K, Visintainer P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:499-502.

STUDY

Adopting National Quality Forum medication safe practices: progress and barriers to hospital implementation.

Rask K, Culler S, Scott T, et al. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:212-218.

REVIEW

Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute hospital settings—limited evidence of effectiveness.

Ko HCH, Turner TJ, Finnigan MA. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:211.

STUDY

He thought the "lady in the door" was the "lady in the window": a qualitative study of patient identification practices.

Phipps E, Turkel M, Mackenzie ER, Urrea C. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:127-134.

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Variations in hospital worker perceptions of safety culture.

Listyowardojo TA, Nap RE, Johnson A. Int J Qual Health Care. 2012;24:9-15.

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Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions.

Taylor JA, Dominici F, Agnew J, Gerwin D, Morlock L, Miller MR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:101-111.

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A theory-driven, longitudinal evaluation of the impact of team training on safety culture in 24 hospitals.

Jones KJ, Skinner AM, High R, Reiter-Palmon R. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:394-404.

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Exploring relationships between hospital patient safety culture and adverse events.

Mardon RE, Khanna K, Sorra J, Dyer N, Famolaro T. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:226-232.

FACT SHEET/FAQS classic

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10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Revised December 2009. AHRQ Publication No. 10-M008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

5 sure-fire methods: complying with NPSG.03.04.01.

Joint Commission: The Source. January 2012;10:5-6.

STUDY

Effects of learning climate and registered nurse staffing on medication errors.

Chang Y, Mark B. Nurs Res. 2011;60:32-39.

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Psychometric properties of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: findings from the UK.

Waterson P, Griffiths P, Stride C, Murphy J, Hignett S. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e2.

STUDY

Eradicating medical student mistreatment: a longitudinal study of one institution's efforts.

Fried JM, Vermillion M, Parker NH, Uijtdehaage S. Acad Med. 2012;87:1191-1198.

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Multiple component patient safety intervention in English hospitals: controlled evaluation of second phase.

Benning A, Dixon-Woods M, Nwulu U, et al. BMJ. 2011;342:d199.

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Perceptions of the impact of a large-scale collaborative improvement programme: experience in the UK Safer Patients Initiative.

Benn J, Burnett S, Parand A, Pinto A, Iskander S, Vincent C. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15:524-540.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers.

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. February 20, 2012.

STUDY

Comparing two safety culture surveys: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety.

Etchegaray JM, Thomas EJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:490-498.

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