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Systematic review: nurses' safety attitudes and their impact on patient outcomes in acute-care hospitals.
October 27, 2021
Alanazi FK, Sim J, Lapkin S. Nurs Open. 2022;9(1):30-43.
Nurse attitudes towards patient safety culture have shown to impact missed nursing care, iatrogenic harm, and other adverse events. This review synthesizes research on nurses’ safety attitudes and subsequent impact on patient outcomes. While most data on adverse events was self-reported, nurses indicated an improved safety culture resulted in fewer reported adverse events. Nurse managers can play an important role in improving patient safety culture and outcomes in their hospital units.
