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Tactical and operational decision-making levels should be closely interconnected. Previous studies have shown that nurses at the operational level do have good awareness of patient safety, but especially in teams with a strong degree of self-organisation, interaction with tactical levels is an issue. The tactical level is regarded as crucial for linking top-down policy with bottom-up experiences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the perspectives of homecare employees working at a tactical level regarding (1) the quality frameworks used within their organisation according to these employees, (2) the extent to which these employees are aware of the procedures for the safe use of advanced medical technologies (AMTs), such as infusion pumps, within their organisation and (3) how these employees perceive the patient safety culture related to the use of AMTs within their organisation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A qualitative descriptive research design was employed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting and participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>15 semistructured interviews were conducted online with purposively sampled participants from homecare organisations across the Netherlands that had previously participated in related studies. The participants were employees at the tactical level within these homecare organisations, responsible for the quality and safety of AMTs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All participating organisations possess a QMS; however, only seven indicated that there is a dedicated plan for ensuring the quality and safety of AMTs. National protocols for the use of AMTs and the supplier\u2019s maintenance protocols are commonly followed. Although some participants say that their organisation has no formal procedure for resolving malfunctions with AMTs, all participants know pathways for solving problems. Tailored training programmes for nurses on AMTs are provided, but often without testing knowledge and skills or formal registration of nurses\u2019 competence. Professionals report an incident on a separate form in the electronic client file or via a separate reporting system. However, there is no uniformity within organisations about handling incidents. Most interviewees state that, in any case, incidents are discussed within the team. On the dimension \u2018reporting, evaluating and learning from incidents\u2019 of the \u2018Instrument for Self-Evaluation of Patient Safety Culture\u2019, the prevailing patient safety culture is, on average, characterised as \u2018proactive\u2019.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is a lack of uniformity regarding quality and safety procedures for the use of AMTs in homecare organisations, and structured policies for the implementation, use and maintenance of AMTs are needed. This study identified additional risk factors regarding individual competencies in the use of AMTs at home. 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