@article{11789, author = {Donna Copeland}, title = {Targeting the Fear of Safety Reporting on a Unit Level.}, abstract = {

Historically, healthcare has accepted a culture of individual blame and punishment following an adverse event. Blame leads to under-reporting of errors due to the fear of reprisal. Consequently, under-reporting results in missed opportunities for nursing leaders to recognize and improve system breakdowns in mitigating recurrence. A quality improvement effort targeting staff's fear of reporting was launched to improve the culture of safety.

}, year = {2019}, journal = {J Nurs Adm}, volume = {49}, pages = {121-124}, month = {03/2019}, issn = {1539-0721}, doi = {10.1097/NNA.0000000000000724}, language = {eng}, }