Comparing NICU teamwork and safety climate across two commonly used survey instruments.

Jochen Profit; Henry C. Lee; Paul J. Sharek; Peggy Kan; Courtney C. Nisbet; Eric J. Thomas; Jason Etchegaray; Bryan Sexton

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Comparing NICU teamwork and safety climate across two commonly used survey instruments.

November 30, 2016

Profit J, Lee HC, Sharek PJ, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(12):954-961.

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Health care organizations measure safety climate by surveying providers and staff at all levels. Investigators assessed safety culture and teamwork in 44 neonatal intensive care units using two different survey tools—the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. They found significant variation in safety and teamwork climate scales of both tools, indicating that the instruments should not be used interchangeably.

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