Speaking up: an ethical action exercise. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Speaking up: an ethical action exercise. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published February 2018

Speaking up: an ethical action exercise.

Dwyer J, Faber-Langendoen K. Acad Med. 2018;93:602-605.

Speaking up about concerns is a cornerstone to safety improvement. This commentary describes a learning exercise developed to prepare students with the skills needed to appropriately and effectively speak up. Participants exhibited improved awareness of when to raise concerns and increased comfort with doing so.

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