Is culture associated with patient safety in the emergency department? A study of staff perspectives.

Inge Verbeek- Van Noord; Cordula Wagner; Cathy van Dyck; Jos W R Twisk; Martine de Bruijne

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Is culture associated with patient safety in the emergency department? A study of staff perspectives.

April 23, 2014

Van Noord IV-, Wagner C, van Dyck C, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(1):64-70.

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This survey revealed that physicians and nurses generally agreed about safety culture and practices, but physicians reported a higher patient safety grade. This study highlights the increasingly widespread use of safety culture surveys in clinical settings.

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