Safety

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recommends yearly measurement of safety culture as one of its ten patient safety tips for hospitals. Improving safety within health care is an essential component of preventing or reducing errors and improving overall health care quality. As nurses, we are committed to maintaining safety at all levels of care. From the readings and from your own practice experience, identify key features in creating and maintaining a “culture of safety”. Incorporate into your answer the following components of such a culture: nursing theories related to patient-centered care, the “blame free environment”, collaboration, teamwork and organizational commitment of resources. As well, describe the tools of SBAR, I-PASS, BSR (Bedside Shift Report) as models of effective communication among members of the health care team Please cite the literature. Identify yourself as “This writer” /