Exploring the association between organizational safety climate, failure to rescue, and mortality in inpatient surgical units.

Cynthia Thornton Bacon; Thomas P. McCoy; Daryl S. Henshaw

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Exploring the association between organizational safety climate, failure to rescue, and mortality in inpatient surgical units.

February 3, 2021

Bacon CT, McCoy TP, Henshaw DS. J Nurs Adm. 2021;51(1) :12-18.

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Lack of communication and interpersonal dynamics can contribute to failure to rescue. This study surveyed 262 surgical staff about perceived safety climate, but the authors did not find an association between organizational safety culture and failure to rescue or inpatient mortality.

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