Do leadership style, unit climate, and safety climate contribute to safe medication practices?

Amany Farag; Susan Tullai-McGuinness; Mary K Anthony; Christopher Burant

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Do leadership style, unit climate, and safety climate contribute to safe medication practices?

March 29, 2017

Farag A, Tullai-McGuinness S, Anthony MK, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2017;47(1):8-15.

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This cross-sectional survey study found an association between nurses' perceptions of leadership and their responses to the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Nurses' responses about a nonpunitive response to error were associated with their willingness to report medication errors. The authors suggest that safety culture is necessary but not sufficient to support medication safety.

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