This prospective reporting study asked frontline nurse participants to record operational failures, or breakdowns in usual care processes, in the course of their usual work. Nurses recorded about six such failures per shift, suggesting that systems failures are common in acute care settings.

Researchers searched the term "patient safety" in the nursing literature and found that few articles gave clear explanations of the concept. Using case discussions to illustrate patient safety in practice situations, the authors seek to help nurses understand the concept, empower them to engage in multidisciplinary efforts to improve safety in care environments, and promote measurement of patient safety data.

Rather than looking at rapid response team outcomes, which have been widely studied, this article examined their effect on teamwork.

Emergency department (ED) nurses and physicians who had previously undergone teamwork training had a more positive perception of their overall job environment compared with staff in a similar ED who had not participated in teamwork training.

An intervention to address the authority gradient by teaching nurses communication skills resulted in more effective communication behaviors.

Bedside nurses reported strongly positive experiences in dealing with nurse-led rapid response teams (RRTs). The RRT nurses not only aided in patient care, but also played a significant role in educating bedside nurses.

This qualitative study examined factors that either aided or hindered teamwork in the operating room.