Unsafe by design: infusion task reallocation and safety perceptions in U.S. hospitals.

Benjamin R Pratt; Benjamin B. Dunford; Timothy J. Vogus; Ahmad M Ashkanani; Frederick P Morgeson; Mary Alexander

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Unsafe by design: infusion task reallocation and safety perceptions in U.S. hospitals.

January 11, 2023

Pratt BR, Dunford BB, Vogus TJ, et al. Health Care Manage Rev. 2022;48(1):14-22.

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Organizational pressures sometimes lead to redeployment or task reallocation such as shifting infusion tasks from specialty nurse teams to generalist nurses. This survey of nurses in the United States found that infusion task reallocation led to increased job demands and reduced resources, thereby contributing to lower perceived organizational safety.

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