Do safety briefings improve patient safety in the acute hospital setting? A systematic review.

Sharon Ryan; Marie Ward; David Vaughan; Bridget Murray; Moore Zena; Tom O'Connor; Linda Nugent; Declan Patton

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Do safety briefings improve patient safety in the acute hospital setting? A systematic review.

June 5, 2019

Ryan S, Ward M, Vaughan D, et al. J Adv Nurs. 2019;75(10):2085-2098.

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Safety briefings increase clinical team awareness of activities. In this systematic review, the authors found that safety briefings have the potential to improve safety culture and may have a positive impact on a variety of patient outcomes.

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