Just Culture Response to Colleagues

RESPONSE 3

Response 3

Danielle H.

Danielle correctly describes organizational culture as shared beliefs in an organizational settings that are promoted and facilitated by organizational leadership and perpetuated via the deployment of various procedures and policies. This definition is consistent with Dekker’s (2012) perspective of organizational culture. As my colleague further indicates, a just culture happens to be one of the kinds of culture that an organization could have in place. The various ways through which a just culture could be displayed by an organization have been explored. It would be prudent to note that in addition to my colleague’s suggestions on the role a DNP-prepared nurse could play in efforts to promote a just culture, one could add that there is need for a DNP-prepared nurse to actively participate in the creation of an environment that is welcoming of all concerns, ideas, as well as thoughts and perspectives. Further, a DNP-prepared nurse could on this front also take part in “modelling and reinforcing behaviors that define a culture of safety” (Miller and Jones, 2011).

Tiffany P.

According to Paradiso (2019), a just culture could be perceived as a safe haven that not only promotes, but also enhances reporting. As the author further indicates, “in a just culture environment, organizations are accountable for systems they design and analysis of the incident—not the individual” (167). This is the very same point of view that my colleague Tiffany has of a just culture. This is more so the case given that as she points out, a just culture is largely inclined towards systemic weaknesses. As she further notes, a just culture is of great relevance in efforts to reign in errors and mistakes in clinical environments – while at the same time advancing accountability and trust. A DNP-prepared nurse could support a just culture by ensuring that his or her team is aware of the need and relevance of discussion, reporting, and addressing errors. Sears, Broderick, and Stockley (2015) also makes an observation to the effect that in efforts to promote a just culture, there is need to provide feedback that is accurate and reliable.