Comparing NICU teamwork and safety climate across two commonly used survey instruments.

Background And Objectives: Measurement and our understanding of safety culture are still evolving. The objectives of this study were to assess variation in safety and teamwork climate and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting, and compare measurement of safety culture scales using two different instruments (Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC)).

Methods: Cross-sectional survey study of a voluntary sample of 2073 (response rate 62.