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Abstract
Background
Psychological safety is considered an essential component of highly effective teamwork in organizations, including healthcare organizations. This systematic review examines essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare practice teams to determine best practices for implementing psychological safety.
Method
A systematic literature review of published studies that described psychological safety as a variable in healthcare practice settings was conducted. Articles were included if they were published in English, peer reviewed, included nurses or physicians either individually or as part of a team, incorporated psychological safety, presented workforce or patient outcomes, and published in the past 10 years.
Results
Out of 220 articles, 30 met the inclusion criteria. This review identifies five essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare.
Conclusion
This systematic review corroborates the importance of psychological safety to healthcare teams. Directing resources toward ensuring the implementation and enhancement of psychological safety in healthcare teams would improve the likelihood of reliable, safe, and high-quality healthcare delivery.
期刊介绍:
Applied Nursing Research presents original, peer-reviewed research findings clearly and directly for clinical applications in all nursing specialties. Regular features include "Ask the Experts," research briefs, clinical methods, book reviews, news and announcements, and an editorial section. Applied Nursing Research covers such areas as pain management, patient education, discharge planning, nursing diagnosis, job stress in nursing, nursing influence on length of hospital stay, and nurse/physician collaboration.