… and approaches to overcome these factors. … Abdelhadi N, Drach-Zahavy A, Srulovici E. The nurse's experience of decision-making …

Prior studies have demonstrated that rude behavior undermines patient safety. This study used a smartphone application to collect reports of rudeness directed toward nurses. These data were analyzed in conjunction with the hospital's hand hygiene and medication protocol compliance data as well as adverse event reports to determine if rudeness affected these safety outcomes. Participants also reported whether rudeness incidents influenced their cognition or their teamwork. Although rudeness was associated with worse self-reported cognition and teamwork, investigators did not observe differences in reported adverse events or changes in hand hygiene or medication protocol adherence related to rudeness exposure. A past PSNet perspective discussed how organizations are seeking to rehabilitate persistently disruptive clinicians.

… their findings on promoting parental engagement in safety. A past PSNet perspective reviewed the opportunities and …

This prospective study examined 200 hospital nurse handovers. Documentation was missing in nearly half of patients' files, and dosage discrepancies were identified in 23% of cases. Use of strategies that emphasized the input and interaction of the incoming team—such as face-to-face verbal updates with questions—were associated with fewer treatment errors.

… provided feedback for junior nurses, was associated with a lower risk of medication administration errors in this …

This study reports on the development of an incident reporting system designed according to human factors engineering principles.

Peer feedback was effective at reducing unsafe behaviors of physicians and staff in this Israeli study.

This study evaluated the mechanisms by which hospital wards learned from medication administration errors and the effect these learning strategies had on subsequent incidence of errors.

… health care continues to generate tremendous interest, and a variety of tools are now available . This study extends this research by demonstrating a relationship between a unit's safety climate and its adherence to patient safety …