scholarly journals Safety Performance in Acute Medical Care: A Qualitative, Explorative Study on the Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1543
Author(s):  
Lina Heier ◽  
Donia Riouchi ◽  
Judith Hammerschmidt ◽  
Nikoloz Gambashidze ◽  
Andreas Kocks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Work Environment Factors ◽  
Improve Patient

Healthcare professionals need specific safety performance skills in order to maintain and improve patient safety. The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of healthcare professionals’ perspective in acute care on the topic of safety performance. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Healthcare professionals working in nursing were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Using content analyzing, categories were identified which present aspects of safety performance; subcategories were developed deductively. A total of 23 healthcare professionals were interviewed, of which 15 were registered nurses, five were nursing students and three were pedagogical personnel. Nine (39.1%) were <30 years old, 17 (73.9%) were female, and 9 (39.1%) had a leadership function. Results highlight the importance of safety performance as a construct of occupational health rather than of patient safety, and the role of the organization, as well as the self-responsibility of healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals should be more conscious of their role, have a deeper understanding of the interaction of individual, team, patient, organization and work environment factors.

scholarly journals Second life in healthcare education: Virtual environment's potential to improve patient safety

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Education ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
Improve Patient

Research has shown that a large portion of healthcare cost is due to medical errors. There are many factors that cause medical errors but one major factor is linked to healthcare professionals who are not adequately trained with the appropriate skills. Virtual environments and simulations are being used to help improve training in many different areas, including the healthcare profession. This paper explores the usage of Second Life in healthcare education and its ability to improve patient safety. The conclusion is that much progress and development still needs to be made before Second Life will make a significant impact on improved patient safety through healthcare education. There is a need to make the virtual environment more realistic to adequately train healthcare professionals.

Interventions to Engage Patients and Families in Patient Safety: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 019394592098077
Author(s):  
Miseon Lee ◽  
Nam-Ju Lee ◽  
Hyun-Ju Seo ◽  
Haena Jang ◽  
Seong Min Kim
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Safety Perception ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Improve Patient

The involvement of patients and families is essential for improving patient safety. However, the role of patients and caregivers in patient safety has recently been receiving attention, and programs and interventions have been implemented for patients and caregivers. The objective of this systematic review was to identify the types of interventions to improve patient safety that focused on engaging patients and their families, and the effectiveness of these interventions. Searching four electronic databases, 2019 articles were obtained; of these, 15 articles met the inclusion criteria. The studies used intervention strategies at the “information” and “involvement” engagement levels. Interventions with strategies only at the information level mostly measured safety perception and were mostly found to be effective. Interventions with both information and involvement strategies measured more diverse outcomes, but their effectiveness was inconsistent. Further studies using a range of intervention strategies and outcomes with more rigorous methodologies are needed. PROSPERO registration number CRD42018096162.

Herbal medicines

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Wiffen ◽  
Marc Mitchell ◽  
Melanie Snelling ◽  
Nicola Stoner
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
General Information ◽  
Chinese Herbs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Potential Interactions ◽  
Improve Patient

This chapter is aimed at all healthcare professionals, patients, and the general public to provide a brief insight to the importance of herbal medicines. The six sections provide a summary into the efficacy, general information relating to commonly used herbal medicines and Chinese herbs, including side effects and potential interactions with other medicines and surgical considerations that should improve patient safety. New to this edition is a section aimed at healthcare providers on sourcing evidence for herbal medicines enquiries from patients and the public.

scholarly journals Model Development of Implementing Nurse's Role in Improving Patient Safety in Rumah Sakit Umum Deli Medan

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afeus Halawa ◽  
Setiawan Setiawan ◽  
Bustami Syam
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Improve Patient

<div class="Section1"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="600"><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Patient safety has become a global issue of concern in health care. Various efforts have been made to improve patient safety in the hospital by involving the health team, one of which is a nurse, a health worker who interacts 24 hours with patients. The role of nurses is a major factor in improving patient safety in the hospital. The purpose of this study was to develop a role model for implementing nurses in improving patient safety at <em>Rumah</em><em> </em><em>Sakit</em><em> </em><em>Umum Deli Medan</em>. This research was a qualitative research with an action research approach involving 15 nurses as participants. Data collection was carried out by means of focus group discussions (FGD), observation, and questionnaires about the role in patient safety. The data obtained were evaluated using content analysis and simple statistics. The results of this study were in the form of a blueprint for the role model of the implementing nurse in improving patient safety, with the outcome of the increasing knowledge of the implementing nurse. The researchers concluded that proper implementation was very important to raise awareness of the importance of preventing incidents of injury to patients.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: Role, Nurse, Patient Safety</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><strong><br clear="all" /> </strong><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic ◽  
Jelena Culej ◽  
Anja Jokic ◽  
Marija Bozovic ◽  
Irena Kocijan
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
Serous Fluid ◽  
Fluid Analysis ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Total Testing Process ◽  
Improve Patient

Extravascular body fluids (EBF) analysis can provide useful information in the differential diagnosis of conditions that caused their accumulation. Their unique nature and particular requirements accompanying EBF analysis need to be recognized in order to minimize possible negative implications on patient safety. This recommendation was prepared by the members of the Working group for extravascular body fluid samples (WG EBFS). It is designed to address the total testing process and clinical significance of tests used in EBF analysis. The recommendation begins with a chapter addressing validation of methods used in EBF analysis, and continues with specific recommendations for serous fluids analysis. It is organized in sections referring to the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phase with specific recommendations presented in boxes. Its main goal is to assist in the attainment of national harmonization of serous fluid analysis and ultimately improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes. This recommendation is intended to all laboratory professionals performing EBF analysis and healthcare professionals involved in EBF collection and processing. Cytological and microbiological evaluations of EBF are beyond the scope of this document.

Long Hours and No Breaks: A Patient Safety Concern

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherri Lee Simons
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Failure Rate ◽  
Safety Concern ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
High Failure Rate ◽  
Workforce Issues ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Critical Link

HEALTH CARE IS RISKY. THE high failure rate in hospitals means that many instances of patient injury and mortality are preventable. Most hospitals have initiatives to improve patient safety performance, but many do not recognize the critical link between patient safety and workforce issues.1

scholarly journals Interprofessional Collaboration Improves Patient Safety: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh Abdurrouf ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Unexpected Events ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Quality Of Health Services ◽  
Improve Patient

Patient safety is one of the indicators of the quality of health services in the hospital, for that, it is necessary to have efforts from the hospital to create a system that can minimize the occurrence of errors and unexpected events that can harm patients, nurses as health workers who are the most numerous in the home. sick and with the patient for 24 hours, has an important role in maintaining patient safety. This study aims to explain how the role of nurses and cooperation between health workers in implementing patient safety measures in the hospital. The method used in this study is a literature review by analyzing and exploring relevant articles and focusing on interprofessional collaboration to improve patient safety. The articles used in this study were taken from 3 direct, Proquest, Pubmed science databases published in the last 3 years, namely between 2019-2021, nurses as part of the health team are required to be able to work together with other health professionals in hospitals with various characteristics, including education, gender, age, employment status and length of work, nurses are required to be committed to maintaining patient safety in the hospital.

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