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Psychological Safety and Acknowledging Error
At first glance, healthcare teams that work well together seem to have higher rates of error. But when we dig just a bit deeper, we can see more accurately. In fact, teams in which there is a high degree of psychological safety are more willing to acknowledge error, paving the way for a continuous learning…
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Upstander Intervention in Bullying and Incivility
Bullying and incivility are serious issues in healthcare. These behaviors have been associated with distress, anxiety, posttraumatic reactions, medical errors, and even patient death. There are some effective strategies you can use if you are the target of bullying or incivility. And while they are less widely known, there are also some effective strategies you…
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Addressing Bullying in Healthcare
Bullying and incivility in healthcare do more than cause pain to the individuals experiencing them (although that pain alone is a significant issue). These disruptive behaviors have been linked to medical error by 71% of physicians and nurses surveyed, and to patient death by 27% of those professionals surveyed (Lewis, 2023). Using effective conflict resolution…
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Addressing Abuse of Power Dynamics in Medical School
Rethinking Residency spoke with Sierra Norman, a fourth year medical student and now activist working to change the culture of medical school and prevent the abuse of power directed at learners. We could tell immediately that Sierra was poised and confident, but that this was a difficult subject. She shared with us an incredibly personal…
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Conflict Resolution In Medicine
Conflicts are an inevitable part of human interaction. Whether the conflicts are addressed or hidden, acknowledged or denied, they are present in both our personal and professional lives. Although conflicts can be distressing, there is nothing inherently wrong with them. Conflict is not the same thing as bullying (bullying is bullying). Conflict by itself is…
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Using Emotional Regulation for Effective De-Escalation
For many physicians and other healthcare professionals, the threat of workplace violence is something that they feel underprepared to manage. Statistics consistently show that there is an epidemic of violence in hospital and healthcare settings. In fact, if you use the metric of nonfatal illnesses and injuries, healthcare is the most dangerous profession there is.…
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