Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding structured observations to patient safety WalkRounds.

Sabrina Klimmeck; Bryan Sexton; René Schwendimann

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Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding structured observations to patient safety WalkRounds.

October 27, 2021

Klimmeck S, Sexton B, Schwendimann R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(12):783-792.

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Safety WalkRounds involve health care leadership or managers visiting frontline staff and engaging in discussions about safety concerns. One university hospital in Switzerland combined WalkRounds with structured in-person observations which helped identify safe care practices and deficits in patient safety. However, there were no significant changes in safety and teamwork climate nine-months after implementation.

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