Patient safety: Do nursing and medical curricula address this theme?

Wakefield, Ann; Attree, Moira; Braidman, Isobel; Carlisle, Caroline; Johnson, Martin; Cooke, Hannah

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2005.02.004

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“…These issues need to be addressed across the broad spectrum of educational curricula designed to prepare healthcare students. Although more research is required in this respect, the clear evidence of medical errors affecting patients suggests that professionals are insufficiently prepared to control risks (Wakefield et al, 2005).…”

Section: Patient Safety and The Nursing Curriculummentioning

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Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum

Chenot¹,

Daniel²

2010

J Nurs Educ

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Patient safety has recently received a great deal of media coverage. Professional and regulatory agencies have indicated that patient safety education should be provided to health care workers to improve health outcomes. This study’s primary purpose was to gain a better understanding of the current status of patient safety awareness among prelicensure nursing students. Data were collected from two samples ( N = 150 and 318), and nursing curricula were examined from seven institutions. Measurement integrity studies indicated that patient safety awareness can be measured validly and reliably. Demographic variables were correlated with patient safety awareness. A content analysis found that all of the participating nursing schools included at least three of the six core competencies of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) ( Cronenwett et al., 2007 ) in their curriculum; one school exhibited all six. Our findings led to conclusions and recommendations for nurse educators and for future research on patient safety education in the nursing curriculum.

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Section: Patient Safety and The Nursing Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum

Chenot¹,

Daniel²

2010

J Nurs Educ

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“…However, despite calls to increase the emphasis on understanding error, systems thinking and patient safety in medical training curricula (Institute of Medicine (IOM) 1999; Department of Health 2001) what evidence there is suggests that few training courses contain taught components on these topics in the UK (Wakefield et al 2005). In the US, a survey of medical school programme directors (Rosebraugh et al 2001) revealed that only 16% provided formal lectures about medication errors, despite an acknowledgement of the need for such material: 65% indicated that if short modules were available they would incorporate them into the curriculum.…”

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Attitudes to patient safety amongst medical students and tutors: Developing a reliable and valid measure

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Background: Patient safety education is an increasingly important component of the medical school curricula. Aims: This study reports on the development of a valid and reliable patient safety attitude measure targeted at medical students, which could be used to compare the effectiveness of different forms of patient safety education delivery. Methods: The Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ) was developed as a 45-item measure of attitudes towards five patient safety themes. In Study 1, factor analysis conducted on the responses of 420 medical students and tutors, revealed nine interpretable factors. The revised 37-item APSQ-II was then administered to 301 students and their tutors at two further medical schools. Results: Good stability of factor structure was revealed with reliability coefficients ranging from 0.64 to 0.82 for the nine factors. The questionnaire also demonstrated good criterion validity, being able to distinguish between tutors and students across a range of domains. Conclusions: This article reports on the first attempt to develop a valid and reliable measure of patient safety attitudes which can distinguish responses between different groups. The predictive validity of the measure is yet to be assessed. The APSQ could be used to measure patient safety attitudes in other healthcare contexts in addition to evaluating changes in undergraduate curricula.

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“…Embedding patient safety competencies in the current curriculum can be done by development of a particular course on patient safety wherein the emphasis is on the organization system and human factors, effective teamwork and optimal communication [6,10,23,24,[26][27][28]. Moreover, to appeal for a 'blame and shame free' culture it is essential to learn nursing students how to handle and prevent adverse events and to interference in reporting errors and coping with the fear of legal prosecution [3,6,9].…”

Section: Health Professional Education In Patient Safety Survey (H-pementioning

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“…Moreover, to appeal for a 'blame and shame free' culture it is essential to learn nursing students how to handle and prevent adverse events and to interference in reporting errors and coping with the fear of legal prosecution [3,6,9]. Although reporting errors and learning from the adverse events are vital, disclosing mistakes can be frightening for students.…”

Section: Health Professional Education In Patient Safety Survey (H-pementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nurses are at the centre of patient care and therefore essential key figures of quality improvement in healthcare organisations [5]. Patient safety is becoming majorly important in delivering healthcare and education, both on a national and international level [2,6]. Due to the publications 'To Err Is Human' and 'Crossing the Quality Chasm', produced by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the healthcare system shows an increased focus on patient safety [4,7,8].…”

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The Effectiveness of a Course on Patient Safety Management on the Patient Safety Competencies by Final Year Bachelor of Nursing Students in the Netherlands

Timmermans¹,

Mieke²,

Franck³

2017

Health Edu Care

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Background: Enhancing competencies of patient safety and quality of care is an actual and important issue in Bachelor of Nursing education. In 2010, the Dutch ministry of health adopted ten themes of patient safety and developed six competences for patient safe nursing care. Nursing schools integrated these competences in their Bachelor of nursing programs. This study evaluates the progress of undergraduate nursing students on the six competences, before and after a course on the management of innovation and policy-making of safety management.

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Patient safety: Do nursing and medical curricula address this theme?

Cited by 46 publications

References 27 publications

Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum

Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum

Attitudes to patient safety amongst medical students and tutors: Developing a reliable and valid measure

The Effectiveness of a Course on Patient Safety Management on the Patient Safety Competencies by Final Year Bachelor of Nursing Students in the Netherlands

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