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Exploring Distress Caused by Blame for a Negative Patient Outcome
Judy E Davidson1, Donna L Agan, Shannon Chakedis
1Author Affiliations: EBP/Research Liaison (Dr Davidson) and Clinical Nurse, Moore's Cancer Center (Ms Chakedis), UC San Diego Health; and Director (Dr Agan), Operations Integration, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to explore blame-related distress (B-RD).
Background:
No research exists describing the incidence and characteristics of consequences of blame.
Methods:
Survey research was used to explore the incidence, characteristics, and consequences of the distress caused by blame in the workplace.
Results:
B-RD is prevalent among intensive care and oncology staff. Participants reported an organizational impact to B-RD in terms of staff morale, turnover, and employee health. Management, physicians, and peers were the most frequently cited source of blame.
Conclusions:
A proposed model is described to relate blame to other similar constructs.