@article{3476,
  keywords = {Leadership, literature review, psychological safey, quality improvement},
  author = {Gina Aranzamendez and Debbie James and Robin Toms},
  title = {Finding Antecedents of Psychological Safety: A Step Toward Quality Improvement.},
  abstract = {<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>The study's aim is to review the literature on psychological safety in the healthcare setting, more specifically, to identify environmental climates which promote and support psychological safety in healthcare organizations.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>The findings show the complex dyadic interplay between leaders and team members. Current literature supports the significant role of leaders as one of the major contextual influences in promoting a psychologically safe environment. Specific leadership behaviors found in this review, including leadership inclusiveness, trustworthiness, change-oriented leaders, and ethical leadership, can foster a psychologically safe environment. The development and training of such leaders must incorporate cultivation of different domains of leadership.</p><p><b>PRACTICE IMPLICATION: </b>Knowledge of the factors influencing psychological safety will assist healthcare organizations to cultivate and promote the psychological safety among healthcare personnel, thereby promoting patient safety and increasing healthcare quality.</p>},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Nurs Forum},
  volume = {50},
  pages = {171-178},
  month = {12/2015},
  issn = {1744-6198},
  doi = {10.1111/nuf.12084},
  language = {eng},
}