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Patient Safety and

Quality Care
Movement
AIMEE ACHAT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
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Introduction

Purpose1
To educate healthcare professionals and the general
public
Promote interdisciplinary teamwork
Identify safety errors
Decrease preventable patient death
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What is this movement?

Improving patient safety by collaborating all stakeholders

Nurses, Doctors, Hospitals, Policymakers, Patients and
their Families
Patient safety2
Treating and caring for people in a safe environment
Quality care2
Attaining desired health outcomes while staying alert of
new advances in healthcare
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Types of safety errors 2

Active between an individual and the system

Latent hidden system flaws
Organizational system organizational protocols and
culture
Technical external resources
National Patient Safety 5

Goals3

Identify patients correctly

Improve staff communication
Use alarms safely
Prevent infection
Use medications safely
Institute of Medicine 6

(IOM)
6 Domains of Healthcare Quality4
Safe
Effective
Patient-centered
Timely
Efficient
Equitable
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For nurses

QSEN competencies5
Patient centered care
Evidence based practice
Teamwork
Safety
Quality Improvement
Informatics
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For students

Preparation for healthcare challenges

Clinicalexperience
Simulations
Quality and safety competencies6
Patient identification
Infection control
Body mechanics
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Conclusion

Commitment to patient safety

Creating a partnership among co-workers
Continued education
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References

1. Patient Safety Movement Foundation. (2017). Patient safety

movement: mission. Retrieved from
http://patientsafetymovement.org/
2. Hughes, R. (2008). Patient safety and quality: An evidence-
based handbook for nurses. Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
3. The Joint Commission. (2016). National patient safety goals.
Retrieved from
https://www.jointcommission.org/hap_2017_npsgs/
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4. Agency for healthcare research and quality. (2016). The six

domains of health care quality. Retrieved from
https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-
safety/talkingquality/create/sixdomains.html
5. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute.
(2013). Competencies. Retrieved
from http://qsen.org/competencies/
6. Gunberg, J., & Bruderle, E. (2016). Student-centered
teaching strategies to integrate the quality and safety
education for nurses competency, safety, into a nursing
course. Nurse educator, 41(6), 278-281.
doi:10.1097/nne.0000000000000273