@article{12891, author = {Mary Jo C Grant and Amy E. Donaldson and Gitte Larsen}, title = {The safety culture in a children's hospital.}, abstract = {

Efforts to improve patient safety require an understanding of organizational culture. In a survey of inpatient healthcare providers in a children's hospital, physician perceptions of teamwork were higher than those of all other staff (P < .001). Recognition of the impact of stress and fatigue was low, and job satisfaction was high for all groups. A majority of respondents did not feel rewarded for incident reporting. Information on hospital-level safety culture can lead to targeted system improvement.

}, year = {2006}, journal = {J Nurs Care Qual}, volume = {21}, pages = {223-229}, month = {12/2006}, issn = {1057-3631}, language = {eng}, }