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Top Six Things Nurses Can Do to Improve Patient
Safety
Errors continue to put millions of patients at risk annually, but nurses are in a position to prevent many mistakes and improve patient outcomes.
Patient Safety Experts Offer Six
Tips to RNs
#1Support a Culture of
Safety
Be open
Support Trust
Safe Staffing
Learn from Errors
Display Transparency
Ask potential employers about the unit's safety
scores and workplace
safety.
#2Communicate
Speak up, if you
observe something
unsafe!
Take particular care to share information at shift change.
Don’t skip the basics#3
Even when time is short, perform basic care and follow checklists.
"There is an association between missed care and
increased error and harm.”- Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MSNCOO, Nat’l Patient Safety Foundation
Engage your patients
#4
Ask the patient about their goals.
Listen if they have questions about
their care.
Learn from incidents and near misses
#5
After an incident, debrief methodically and immediately.
Get involved#6
Bedside nurses are close to problems and have creative
solutions.
There are career opportunities for RNs to help create safer facilities.
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