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1Author Affiliation: Donna Copeland, Assistant Professor, Adult Health Department, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL and Inservice Specialist, USA Children's and Women's Hospital, Mobile, AL.
Abstract:
Historically, healthcare has accepted a culture of individual blame and punishment following an adverse event. Blame leads to under-reporting of errors due to the fear of reprisal. Consequently, under-reporting results in missed opportunities for nursing leaders to recognize and improve system breakdowns in mitigating recurrence. A quality improvement effort targeting staff's fear of reporting was launched to improve the culture of safety.
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