Culture Flashcards
What is the first element of an ideal safety culture?
Collect, analyze, share safety information
What is the second element of an ideal safety culture
Error reporting and feedback loops (front line engaged); sensitivity to errors
What is the third element in an ideal safety culture
Fair and just response to errors
What is the fourth element of an ideal safety culture
Flexibility to restructure when necessary, defer to expertise, reduce hierarchy
What is the fifth element an ideal safety culture
Willingness to learn from errors
Culture: local or organizational?
Local unit level culture as focus of evaluation and action
What are 2 high focus areas when interpreting and responding to safety culture survey data
Teamwork and communication
What is the typical threshold and survey response rates
60%
Should you identify disseminate best practices from high performing work units based on survey results
Yes
What does high level of voluntary reporting of near Mrs. suggest of a culture?
A culture is advanced enough that Frontline understand what makes a defect system failure even if it doesn’t reach the patient
What are other ways to back up voluntary reporting
Observations and technology
Does leadership active involvement in prioritizing patient safety suggest a strong culture
Yes
What are three groups that should be involved in patient safety initiatives
Leadership, multidisciplinary engagement, patient and family involvement
What is a example of standardization
Color coded wristbands that reduce errors within departments across organizations and throughout the industry
What are checklists?
List of actions that should be performed to optimize patient outcomes
What are examples of checklists?
Surgical safety checklist, handoffs, Keystone ICU project
Should you personalize or you storytelling in error reporting a near miss education?
Yes
What is the science of human factors the study of
The inter-relationship between humans, the tools and equipment they use in the workplace, and the environment in which they work
What are the six elements of a high performing team?
Team structure, leadership, communication, situation monitoring, mutual support, coordination and collaboration.
What are three barriers to disclosure of unexpected outcomes
Like a culture of safety, psychological barriers, legal barriers.