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Organizational Climate and Culture Factors

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ABSTRACT

Nurses and others have expressed a great deal of interest in the potential for incorporating notions about organizational culture and climate in research and practice aiming to improve health care safety. In this review, definitions and measures of these terms are explored, the state of the research literature connecting culture and climate with safety is reviewed, and directions for future research and leadership practice are outlined.

Keywords: patient safety, nursing, organizational climate

The current era of patient safety research and practice that began with publication of the Institute of Medicine's landmark report To Err Is Human is now entering its seventh year. ...

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