Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between psychological safety, perception of working in a high reliability organization (HRO) and safety event reporting intentions among pediatric nurses working in acute care.

The quality and safety of patient care is dependent upon nurses to report safety events and near-misses in order to address systems' issues and identify improvement opportunities. To encourage feedback and promote reporting, many health care organizations have adopted the high reliability framework and strategies to promote team psychological safety. A dearth of literature exists on how the pediatric nurse perceives their workplace. This study addressed this gap by measuring the pediatric nurse's level of psychological safety, perception of whether or not they work in an HRO and their safety event reporting intentions.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28968420; ProQuest document ID: 2643946290. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Lauren Pfeifer, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Theta Tau

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Acute Care, High Reliability Organizations, Reporting Intentions, Pediatric Care, Safety Events

Advisor

Judith Vessey

Second Advisor

Mary Cazzell

Third Advisor

Patricia Reid-Ponte

Fourth Advisor

Matthew Gregas

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Boston College

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-08-08

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