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Perceptions Of Pediatric Hospital Safety Culture In The U.S.: A Secondary Data Analysis Of The 2016 Hospital Survey On Patient Safety Culture, Pamela J. Gampetro
Perceptions Of Pediatric Hospital Safety Culture In The U.S.: A Secondary Data Analysis Of The 2016 Hospital Survey On Patient Safety Culture, Pamela J. Gampetro
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This study explored differences in conceptualizing safety cultures in pediatric hospitals and specialty units from an interprofessional perspective on a national level. Errors in the pediatric population can quickly cause harm and frequently lead to adverse events (AEs). Research has explored the problems of patient harm and identified strategies to prevent those harms; but sustainable improvements, particularly in pediatric settings, have not been achieved. This cross-sectional descriptive study used national data from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture's 2016 dataset developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality measuring 12 dimensions of safety culture. The extracted sample included …