Do leadership style, unit climate, and safety climate contribute to safe medication practices?
Farag A, Tullai-McGuinness S, Anthony MK, et al. Do Leadership Style, Unit Climate, and Safety Climate Contribute to Safe Medication Practices? J Nurs Adm. 2017;47(1):8-15.
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.