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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2015.13.6.185

Effect of Leadership WalkRounds Convergence to Establish a Patient Safety Culture  

Lee, Mi-Hyang (College of Nursing, Konyang University)
Kim, Chang-Hee (College of Nursing, Konyang University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.13, no.6, 2015 , pp. 185-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to study the change in the level of awareness of medical personnels regarding the patient safety culture(PSC) before and after the Leadership WalkRounds(LWR). The LWR in this study was based on the IHI and the models of the Patient Safety Rounds(PSRs) at University of Michigan, emphasizing the 5 steps of Preparation--Scheduling--Conducting--Reporting--Resolving. After the LWR the scores for the level of awareness showed a statistically significant increase from 2.63 to 3.36(p<.001). Among the participants, those who are pharmaceutists, women, 30.0~39.9 years old, or had work experience of a year or less showed particularly notable increase in awareness. The effect was significant across all categories of PSC, especially in Safety Accident Reporting(p<.001), then in Communication(p<.001). Therefore the LWR proved an convergent concept for applying new leadership skill and the concept of patient safety management as an method to elevate the frontline staffs' awareness of PSC.
Keywords
Leadership WalkRounds; Convergence; Patient Safety; Safety Culture;
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