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Much of the work defining patient safety and practices that prevent harm have focused on negative outcomes of care, such as mortality and morbidity. Nurses are critical to the surveillance and coordination that reduce such adverse outcomes.
17 Μαρ 2023 · Based on all findings, a research-based nursing specific patient safety definition is proposed. This definition includes three axes: what is patient harm, how this harm can be eliminated or reduced and which are the areas of nursing practice that are identified to provide opportunity for patient harm.
Safety strategies have been developed based on research to reduce the likelihood of errors and to create safe standards of care. Examples of safety initiatives include strategies to prevent medication errors, standardized checklists, and structured team communication tools.
A nurse’s role in patient safety involves keeping up with the latest research findings from reputable sources, including clinical practice guidelines and journals. Nurses can provide safer patient care and better outcomes by learning how to incorporate evidence-based practice into daily routines.
25 Φεβ 2022 · Some theories have been applied in the foundation of safe nursing care in different contexts and situations or the analysis and creation of safety culture protocols for healthcare...
Employing a nursing workforce strong in numbers and capabilities and designing the work of nursing to prevent errors are critical patient safety defenses. Regardless of how strong and how well designed such measures may be, however, they will not by themselves fully safeguard patients.
11 Σεπ 2023 · WHO fact sheet on patient safety, including key facts, common sources of patient harm, factors leading to patient harm, system approach to patient safety, and WHO response.
