Modifying head nurse messages during daily conversations as leverage for safety climate improvement: a randomised field experiment.
Zohar D, Werber YT, Marom R, et al. Modifying head nurse messages during daily conversations as leverage for safety climate improvement: a randomised field experiment. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(8):653-662. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005910.
This randomized controlled trial randomized head nurses in inpatient settings to either receive individual feedback based on questionnaires from frontline nurses followed by goal-setting, versus a summary report of feedback at the end of the intervention. In the intervention group, patient care messages increased and blaming decreased, demonstrating that a brief and feasible intervention can enhance safety culture.