TY - JOUR
T1 - Essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in the healthcare practice setting
T2 - A systematic review
AU - LaPlante, Rose D.
AU - Ponte, Patricia Reid
AU - Magny-Normilus, Cherlie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2025/6
Y1 - 2025/6
N2 - Background: Psychological safety is considered an essential component of highly effective teamwork in organizations, including healthcare organizations. This systematic review examines essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare practice teams to determine best practices for implementing psychological safety. Method: A systematic literature review of published studies that described psychological safety as a variable in healthcare practice settings was conducted. Articles were included if they were published in English, peer reviewed, included nurses or physicians either individually or as part of a team, incorporated psychological safety, presented workforce or patient outcomes, and published in the past 10 years. Results: Out of 220 articles, 30 met the inclusion criteria. This review identifies five essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare. Conclusion: This systematic review corroborates the importance of psychological safety to healthcare teams. Directing resources toward ensuring the implementation and enhancement of psychological safety in healthcare teams would improve the likelihood of reliable, safe, and high-quality healthcare delivery.
AB - Background: Psychological safety is considered an essential component of highly effective teamwork in organizations, including healthcare organizations. This systematic review examines essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare practice teams to determine best practices for implementing psychological safety. Method: A systematic literature review of published studies that described psychological safety as a variable in healthcare practice settings was conducted. Articles were included if they were published in English, peer reviewed, included nurses or physicians either individually or as part of a team, incorporated psychological safety, presented workforce or patient outcomes, and published in the past 10 years. Results: Out of 220 articles, 30 met the inclusion criteria. This review identifies five essential elements and outcomes of psychological safety in healthcare. Conclusion: This systematic review corroborates the importance of psychological safety to healthcare teams. Directing resources toward ensuring the implementation and enhancement of psychological safety in healthcare teams would improve the likelihood of reliable, safe, and high-quality healthcare delivery.
KW - Healthcare practice setting
KW - Healthcare teams
KW - Leadership
KW - Psychological safety
KW - Teamwork
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnr.2025.151946
DO - 10.1016/j.apnr.2025.151946
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105002845364
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 83
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
M1 - 151946
ER -