A Relational Leadership Perspective on Unit-Level Safety Climate
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPublished 27 October 2011
Debra N. Thompson, Leslie A. Hoffman, Susan M. Sereika, Holly L. Lorenz, Gail A. Wolf, Helen K. Burns
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Significant differences were found between high and low LMX scoring units on supervisor safety expectations, organizational learning-continuous improvement, total communication, feedback and communication about errors, and nonpunitive response to errors.
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The LMX perspective can be used to identify differences in perceptions of safety climate among nursing staff. Future studies are needed to identify strategies to improve staff safety attitudes and behaviors.
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