How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care acquired infection prevention efforts. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care acquired infection prevention efforts. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Study
 
• Published May 2009

How active resisters and organizational constipators affect health care–acquired infection prevention efforts.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Banaszak-Holl J, Forman J, Damschroder L, Krein SL. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:239-246.

This study uses qualitative methods—and biting humor—to vividly illustrate how building a culture of safety often requires identifying and dealing with individuals who are resistant to change.

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