title: Examining the Relationship Among Ambulatory Surgical Settings Work Environment, Nurses' Characteristics, and Medication Errors Reporting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe work environment characteristics (leadership style and safety climate) of ambulatory surgical settings and to examine the relationship between work environment and nurses' willingness to report medication errors in ambulatory surgical settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive correlational design using survey methodology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample of this study consisted of 40 unit-based registered nurses, working as full time, part time, or as needed in four ambulatory surgical settings affiliated with one health care system located in Northeast Ohio.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of two separate regression analyses, one with three nurse manager's leadership styles and another with five safety climate dimensions as independent variables, explained 44% and 50%, respectively, on variance of nurses' willingness to report medication errors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To increase nurses' willingness to report medication errors, ambulatory surgical settings administrators should invest in nurse manager leadership training programs and focus on enhancing safety climate aspects, particularly errors feedback and organizational learning.
authors.forename: Amany A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Farag
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Anthony
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff; D061214:Patient Safety; D013531:Surgicenters; D017132:Workplace
keywords: ambulatory surgical settings; medication error reporting; safety climate