Challenging the Status Quo: Focusing on Patient Safety and Joy at Work

Recently, a large hospital system had to tackle the issue of whether it had effective safety practices after a series of serious safety event occurrences in the perioperative and procedural areas. The lapses were mind-boggling since the system had been recognized nationally for outstanding delivery...

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Published inJournal of perianesthesia nursing Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 535 - 538
Main Author Peach, Anne Gallagher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2016
Subjects
Happiness
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Nursing
Patient Safety
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Summary:Recently, a large hospital system had to tackle the issue of whether it had effective safety practices after a series of serious safety event occurrences in the perioperative and procedural areas. The lapses were mind-boggling since the system had been recognized nationally for outstanding delivery of superior care and service. How could this happen? The organization had not experienced any significant events for many years and suddenly, a run of events in different locations with different clinicians occurred. References
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ISSN:1089-9472
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DOI:10.1016/j.jopan.2016.08.008