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Patient Safety in Hospital Acute Care Units
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Annual Review of Nursing Research
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January 1, 2006
- Author:
- Blegen, Mary A
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Copyright informationCopyright Springer Publishing Company 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Chapter 5
ABSTRACT
The most visible threats to patient safety associated with nursing care occur on hospital inpatient units. Patient safety research is a new phenomenon, but it builds on the knowledge provided by quality-of-care research done previously. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the current state of the science in the area of nurse staffing and patient safety. The results of research studies published since the last round of reviews (1996-2005) are described by level of analysis, measures of nurse staffing and patient outcomes. Although research linking nurse staffing to the quality of patient care has increased markedly since 1996, the results of recent research projects ...
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Setting a New Standard of Nursing Care: Potential Legal Implications of...
Journal of Nursing Law;
July 1, 2007 ;
Collins, Suzanne Edgett;
787 words
......standard of care. CONTEXT OF CURRENT PATIENT SAFETY RESEARCH EFFORTS The first report...perceived as the battle to improve patient safety in hospitals. This study first...articulated a national agenda for patient safety. The second report, Crossing the...nursing is centrally ...
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Measuring Patient Safety.
Nursing Education Perspectives;
May 1, 2006 ;
Wu, Ying;
370 words
......quantitative assessment of patient safety in nursing care as well as in health care...measuring and improving patient safety are described using the...errors. As the issue of patient safety gains prominence, attracting...
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Focus on patient safety: adverse events
The Canadian Nurse;
February 1, 2004 ;
326 words
...Patient safety is an urgent and important...Additionally, it is fundamental to nursing care and health care across all...actively involved in moving the patient safety agenda forward. Initiatives...that explored the issue of patient safety and developing the ...
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Putting the Focus on Patient Safety
Healthcare Executive;
July 1, 2007 ;
Breon, Richard C;
787 words
......top issue. Healthcare CEOs recognize patient safety as a top concern. During the last three...hospitals and increasingly pointed to patient safety as a pressing issue. It was listed...the percentage of CEOs focusing on patient safety as a primary concern has gone up during...
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Advocating for patient safety: patient safety is ensured when nurses have...
Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;
April 1, 2005 ;
Rolls, Suzanne;
787 words
......advocating for patient safety. They are responsible...for nurses and patient safety states: a primary...present is crucial to patient safety and fundamental...programmes regarding patient safety. Quality initiatives...a lead role in patient safety and have ...
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Quicker, easier reporting of incidents and stronger local focus to help...
M2 Presswire;
December 15, 2006 ;
712 words
......stronger local focus to help improve patient safety(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...local Trusts have a stronger focus on patient safety will help make healthcare services...organisational arrangements that support patient safety in the NHS. The report recognises that...
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Patient Safety Authority Receives 2006 John M. Eisenberg Award; Earns...
U.S. Newswire;
September 20, 2006 ;
720 words
......U.S. Newswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has been named a recipient...John M. Eisenberg Award for advancing patient safety and quality in the Commonwealth. Presented...acknowledges the Authority's impact on patient safety on a regional or national level. The...
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Patient Safety Report Proves SOGC on Right Track with Patient Safety...
Canadian Corporate News;
May 26, 2004 ;
511 words
......and Norton on the release of their Patient Safety Report. A first in Canada, this report...resources, and system changes to enhance patient safety. The Society feels that it will certainly...relevant in establishing benchmarks for patient safety reporting. A major barrier in ...
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Patient Safety Authority Outlines Next Steps With Strategic Plan
U.S. Newswire;
May 8, 2007 ;
787 words
......Contact: Laurene M. Baker of Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, +1-717-346-1092 HARRISBURG...May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient Safety Authority Board of Directors today...executive management and hospital boards on patient safety; reducing infections and increasing...
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Crossing to Safety: Transforming Healthcare Organizations for Patient...
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine;
January 1, 2005 ;
Ralston, James; Larson, E;
787 words
...The challenge of patient safety The 1998 Institute of Medicine...the serious problems related to patient safety in healthcare systems. This report...not designed to ensure better patient safety. Increasing complexity and fragmentation...
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Transforming the workplace environment: Port Huron Hospital's...
Nursing Economics;
May 1, 2004 ;
Sokol, Patricia E.;
787 words
......likely increase patient safety (IOM, 2004...nurses and nursing care have on patients...of nurses in patient safety and the relationship of nursing care to positive...to enhance patient safety, nursing care, and efficiency...
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Patient Safety Authority Marks Patient Safety Awareness Week March 4- 10
U.S. Newswire;
March 2, 2007 ;
787 words
......Contact: Laurene M. Baker of the PA Patient Safety Authority, +1- 717-346-1092 HARRISBURG...March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient Safety Authority will hold a public board...and Healthsystem Association's (HAP) Patient Safety Symposium to mark Patient Safety ...
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