title: The safety culture in a children's hospital.
abstract: Efforts to improve patient safety require an understanding of organizational culture. In a survey of inpatient healthcare providers in a children's hospital, physician perceptions of teamwork were higher than those of all other staff (P < .001). Recognition of the impact of stress and fatigue was low, and job satisfaction was high for all groups. A majority of respondents did not feel rewarded for incident reporting. Information on hospital-level safety culture can lead to targeted system improvement.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Critical Care, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. MaryJo.Grant@ihc.com
authors.forename: Mary Jo C
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Gitte Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005221:Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014589:Utah