Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units.
Campbell EG, Singer SJ, Kitch BT, et al. Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(7):319-26.
Confirming a phenomenon noted in prior research, this study revealed that perception of safety culture varied widely across clinical units at a single academic hospital. The study utilized the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.