Associations between negative patient safety climate and infection prevention practices.
Johnson CT, Hessels AJ. Associations between negative patient safety climate and infection prevention practices. Am J Infect Control. 2024;52(9):1102-1104. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2024.06.010.
A positive safety climate is associated with greater adherence to patient safety practices. This multi-site study evaluated the association of a negative safety climate with observed and reported standard precaution (SP) adherence. A perceived negative safety climate was associated with poor adherence to several, but not all, SP practices.