Perceptions of Institutional Support for “Second Victims” Associated with Safety Culture and Workforce Well-Being
By J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, and Kathryn C. Adair, PhD
This article appeared in the latest issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS) and highlights some of the work and findings on the study of healthcare workers as “Second Victims” and how many were getting the support they needed from their health system.
J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine, and Director at the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina.
Kathryn C. Adair, PhD, is Assistant Director at the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety Quality.
