Patient Safety In Nursing Care
Patient safety is vital in quality nursing care. According to Murray (2017), safety is a key component of health care quality and nurses can significantly influence the quality of care provided because they are the front line carer, and the last line of defence against medication errors. Hastings (2014) defined patient safety as “freedom from injury” in clinical settings and further explained that an event or error that happened within an organisation may affect patient or staff safety; therefore, there must be evidence-based management to reduce the errors and events. Kim, Lyder, McNeese-Smith, Leach, and Needleman (2015) stated that patient safety includes prevention and avoidance of the medical errors and adverse outcomes, protection of
patients from harm or injury, individual healthcare providers’ efforts in the provision of safe care and well-integrated healthcare system. World Health Organisation (2017) defined patient safety as “a fundamental principle of health care” and further stated that many studies have found that large numbers of patients are harmed from their health care, resulting in permanent injury, long stay in hospitals and even death. Overall, patient safety is a key component that resides under the umbrella of quality health care.
patients from harm or injury, individual healthcare providers’ efforts in the provision of safe care and well-integrated healthcare system. World Health Organisation (2017) defined patient safety as “a fundamental principle of health care” and further stated that many studies have found that large numbers of patients are harmed from their health care, resulting in permanent injury, long stay in hospitals and even death. Overall, patient safety is a key component that resides under the umbrella of quality health care.