J Bryan Sexton1, Paul J Sharek2, Eric J Thomas3, Jeffrey B Gould4, Courtney C Nisbet5, Amber B Amspoker6, Mark A Kowalkowski6, René Schwendimann7, Jochen Profit4. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA Patient Safety Training and Research Center, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA. 2. Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, Palo Alto, California, USA Center for Quality and Clinical Effectiveness, Lucile Packard Cahildren's Hospital, Palo Alto, California, USA. 3. University of Texas at Houston- Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA. 4. Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, Palo Alto, California, USA Perinatal Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California, USA. 5. Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, Palo Alto, California, USA. 6. Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas Health Care System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA. 7. Patient Safety Training and Research Center, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Leadership WalkRounds (WR) are widely used in healthcare organisations to improve patient safety. The relationship between WR and caregiver assessments of patient safety culture, and healthcare worker burnout is unknown. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey study evaluated the association between receiving feedback about actions taken as a result of WR and healthcare worker assessments of patient safety culture and burnout across 44 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) actively participating in a structured delivery room management quality improvement initiative. RESULTS: Of 3294 administered surveys, 2073 were returned for an overall response rate of 62.9%. More WR feedback was associated with better safety culture results and lower burnout rates in the NICUs. Participation in WR and receiving feedback about WR were less common in NICUs than in a benchmarking comparison of adult clinical areas. CONCLUSIONS: WR are linked to patient safety and burnout. In NICUs, where they occurred more often, the workplace appears to be a better place to deliver and to receive care. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
BACKGROUND: Leadership WalkRounds (WR) are widely used in healthcare organisations to improve patient safety. The relationship between WR and caregiver assessments of patient safety culture, and healthcare worker burnout is unknown. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey study evaluated the association between receiving feedback about actions taken as a result of WR and healthcare worker assessments of patient safety culture and burnout across 44 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) actively participating in a structured delivery room management quality improvement initiative. RESULTS: Of 3294 administered surveys, 2073 were returned for an overall response rate of 62.9%. More WR feedback was associated with better safety culture results and lower burnout rates in the NICUs. Participation in WR and receiving feedback about WR were less common in NICUs than in a benchmarking comparison of adult clinical areas. CONCLUSIONS: WR are linked to patient safety and burnout. In NICUs, where they occurred more often, the workplace appears to be a better place to deliver and to receive care. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
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