NUR1 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Job Satisfaction, Swiss Cheese Model, Pressure Ulcer
10 May 2016
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Class 1: intro to pt safety & quality improvement. Patient safety is a discipline in the healthcare sector that applies safety science methods toward the goal of achieving a trustworthy system of healthcare delivery. Patient safety is also an attribute of healthcare systems; it minimizes the incidence and impact of, and maximizes recovery from adverse events. Safety education program canada (psep canada) curriculum. Patient safety is a collective responsibility, achievable only through collaboration and drawing on the expertise of many organizations and individuals, including patients and their families. Nurse"s action or lack of actions influences the outcomes. Safety & quality: systems problems and not individual making mistakes. Human factors (individual, workplace design, equipment design, work environment, information transfer, job design, systems organization management) model. Management decisions: staffing levels, culture of lack of support for interns. % total nursing hours worked for direct patient care. Total nursing hours worked for weighted inpatient day.
