title: Medication safety issue brief. Series II, Part 6: Tapping into your staff's energy.
abstract: The front-line workers in a hospital are its greatest resources, particularly when it comes to improving safety. After all, they know the crucial details about day-to-day operations and can offer innovative solutions to problems. But staff members don't always feel comfortable getting involved in change. To tap this hidden well of talent, hospitals leaders should train staff in systems thinking, cultivate a culture of safety and make it easy for employees to contribute their ideas.
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States