title: Organizational climate and culture factors.
abstract: Nurses and others have expressed a great deal of interest in the potential for incorporating notions about organizational culture and climate in research and practice aiming to improve health care safety. In this review, definitions and measures of these terms are explored, the state of the research literature connecting culture and climate with safety is reviewed, and directions for future research and leadership practice are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D006804:Ergonomics; D005544:Forecasting; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012107:Research Design; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States