Management Commitment to Safety, Teamwork, and Hospital Worker Injuries

McGonagle, Alyssa K.; Essenmacher, Lynnette; Hamblin, Lydia; Luborsky, Mark; Upfal, Mark; Arnetz, Judith

doi:10.5430/jha.v5n6p46

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Management Commitment to Safety, Teamwork, and Hospital Worker Injuries

Published Date:

Sep 18 2016

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jha.v5n6p46 New Site Icon

Source:

J Hosp Adm. 5(6):46-52.

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McGonagle, Alyssa K. ; Essenmacher, Lynnette ; Hamblin, Lydia ; Luborsky, Mark ; Upfal, Mark ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

27867448

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5113017

Description:

Although many studies link teamwork in health care settings to patient safety, evidence linking teamwork to hospital worker safety is lacking. This study addresses this gap by providing evidence linking teamwork perceptions in hospital workers to worker injuries, and further, finds a linkage between manager commitment to safety and teamwork. Organizational records of worker injuries and survey responses regarding management commitment to safety and teamwork from 446 hospital workers within 42 work units in a multi-site hospital system were examined. Results underscored the particular importance of teamwork on worker injuries as well as the importance of management commitment to safety as relating to teamwork. To improve worker safety, organizational leaders and unit managers should work to maintain environments wherein teamwork can thrive.

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Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

R01 OH009948/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States

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