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Objectives

Patient Safety and

Quality Care Movement
Shannon OShea
U niver sit y of Sout h Flor ida College of N ur sing

u Define t he Pat ient Safet y and Qualit y Car e Movement

u Ident ify

t he concept s fr om t he Inst it ut e of Medicine (IOM)

u Explain t he differ ent

u Ident ify

t ypes of er r or s t hat can occur

t he movement s

impact on t he pr ofession of nur sing

u Exer cise t he impor t ance of t he Pat ient Safet y and Qualit y Car e Movement

on

nur sing st udent s

Patient Safety and Quality Care

Patient safety is indistinguishable from the

delivery of quality health care. 1

Patient safety strategies and guidelines are

created to define, measure and improve practices
and outcomes 2

Centered on conceptual components

Errors
u Classification

of patient safety problems1

u Classification

of root causes of harm 1

u Possibility

of being error free?

Institute of Medicine
u

The IOM Health Care Quality Initiative3

Three Phases 3
u

Phase 1 (1996-1999)
Phase 2 (1999-2001)

Phase 3 (2001-present)

Six aims for positive patient outcomes 3

Nurses Role in Patient Safety and

Quality of Care
u Duty

of the nurse

u Support
u Further

research1

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Conclusion

Impact on Nursing Students

u Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Initiative

(QSEN)4

u Collaborate
u Nurses

u Shift from individual to system level thinking4

effort

role

u Changing

healthcare

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