Abstract
High-risk industries such as transportation, aviation, manufacturing, and nuclear
power have much better safety track records than that of the health care industry.
It is logical to look to these industries for effective safety practices that may
translate to health care. One concept embraced by other industries that demonstrates
significant potential for safety improvement in health care is Safety-Specific Transformational
Leadership. This article introduces the concept and makes the case for embracing Safety-Specific
Transformational Leadership in health care by proposing an operational definition
and samples of behavioral assessment items for instrument development.
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Biography
Shelly A. Fischer, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, FACHE, is Associate Professor and iLEAD Specialty Director, at the College of Nursing, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus, in Aurora, Colorado. She can be reached at [email protected]
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Published online: March 13, 2023
Accepted:
February 15,
2023
Received:
January 27,
2023
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Note: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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