CNE article: safety culture in Australian intensive care units: establishing a baseline for quality improvement.

Background: Workplace safety culture is a crucial ingredient in patients' outcomes and is increasingly being explored as a guide for quality improvement efforts.

Objectives: To establish a baseline understanding of the safety culture in Australian intensive care units.

Methods: In a nationwide study of physicians and nurses in 10 Australian intensive care units, the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire intensive care unit version was used to measure safety culture.