Organisational learning in hospitals: a concept analysis. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Organisational learning in hospitals: a concept analysis. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published November 2018

Organisational learning in hospitals: a concept analysis.

Lyman B, Hammond EL, Cox JR. J Nurs Manag. 2019;27:633-646.

Organizations are encouraged to learn from failures and sustain improvement. This review defines the concept of organizational learning, characteristics of the activity, and the key attributes needed to support it. The authors summarize the role that nursing and organizational leaders play in creating an environment that supports learning to enhance performance.

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