Journal of patient safety
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Journal of patient safety · Dec 2012
Speaking up and sharing information improves trainee neonatal resuscitations.
To identify teamwork behaviors associated with improving efficiency and quality of simulated resuscitation training. ⋯ Teamwork behaviors of assertion and sharing information are 2 important mediators of efficiency and quality of resuscitations.
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Journal of patient safety · Dec 2012
Patient involvement in patient safety: the health-care professional's perspective.
Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promoting the safety of their care, little is known on this issue regarding health-care professionals' (HCPs') attitudes toward patient involvement. ⋯ Compared with other research on "lay" patients' attitudes, our data suggest that when HCPs are patients in hospital, they may be more willing to participate in safety-related behaviors. Promisingly, our data also suggest HCPs are willing to support patient involvement in safety-related behaviors, which may suggest they are happy to participate in interventions aimed at encouraging patient involvement in this area. Further in-depth research is needed to investigate the roles that HCPs (as both a patient and HCP) believe are appropriate for patients to participate in, under what circumstances and why.
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Journal of patient safety · Dec 2012
Using the health-care matrix to teach and improve patient safety culture in an OB/GYN residency training program.
To assess the utility of health-care matrix in teaching patient safety in terms of the Institute of Medicine Aims for health-care improvement and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies. ⋯ The health-care matrix curriculum can be used to teach patient safety culture, assess system processes, and improve patient care. This report highlights the importance of system issues, timeliness, medical knowledge, and communication for patient safety concerns.
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Journal of patient safety · Dec 2012
Patient views and attitudes to physician's actions after medical errors in China.
To explore Chinese patients' views on physician disclosure actions after an adverse event and their acceptance of different types of apologies from the physician who caused the event. ⋯ Chinese patients' suspicion about health-care staff disclosure actions is rather strong. In addition, a large difference was identified in the level of patient acceptance between a physician's "full" or "partial" apology. Therefore, it is suggested that Chinese hospitals should adopt an "open" policy, which should include a "sincere" apology to the patient who experienced a medical error to maintain mutual trusts between the staff and patients.