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• Explain the impact of organizational culture on reporting errors.
• Compare and contrast the behaviors of a traditional culture of blame and a new culture of safety in healthcare.
• Formulate a response to an error in a culture of blame and a culture of safety.
• Summarize factors that can be obstacles to inmplementing patient safety improvements.

The content author of the learning resource was Patricia Ebright, faculty at the Indiana University School of Nursing. The project is a component of NEAT (Nursing Education and Technology). This lesson is part of a series designed to grasp the Culture of Safety evolving in healthcare. Students will answer questions and interact with graphics to understand the objectives defined. Part two compares and contrasts the old Culture of Blame and the emerging Culture of Safety.

Learners will be able to:

• Explain the impact of organizational culture on reporting errors.
• Compare and contrast the behaviors of a traditional culture of blame and a new culture of safety in healthcare.
• Formulate a response to an error in a culture of blame and a culture of safety.
• Summarize factors that can be obstacles to implementing patient safety improvements.

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