Safety culture, patient safety, and quality of care outcomes: a literature review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Safety culture, patient safety, and quality of care outcomes: a literature review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published December 2017

Safety culture, patient safety, and quality of care outcomes: a literature review.

Lee SE, Scott LD, Dahinten VS, Vincent C, Lopez KD, Park CG. West J Nurs Res. 2017 Dec 1; [Epub ahead of print].

This literature review found that the relationship between safety culture and patient safety outcomes is inconsistent across studies. Researchers recommend use of a theoretical framework and validated safety culture instruments to shed light on the correlation between safety culture and patient harm.

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