Safety II behavior in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Jenna Merandi; Kathryn Vannatta; Terrance Davis; Richard E. McClead; Richard J. Brilli; Thomas Bartman

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Safety II behavior in a pediatric intensive care unit.

August 1, 2018

Merandi J, Vannatta K, Davis T, et al. Pediatrics. 2018;141(6):e20180018.

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The traditional approach to patient safety, frequently referred to as Safety-I, involved responding to adverse events and near misses after they happened. Safety-II is characterized by a more proactive approach that focuses on ensuring actions go as planned. This qualitative and exploratory study sought to understand whether Safety-II behaviors and system aspects contributed to the low adverse drug event rates observed in a single pediatric intensive care unit.

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