Surgical unit-based safety program: Tapping into the wisdom of frontline staff
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Impact of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) on safety culture in a surgical inpatient unit.
BACKGROUND A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes are universally acknowledged as essential factors to improve patient safety. Both are part of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), which improved safety in intensive care units but had not been evaluated in other inpatient settings. METHODS CUSP was implemented beginning in February 2008 on an 18-bed surgical floor at ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.02.178