Patient Safety In The Nursing Curriculum Essay
CURRICULUM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT:
Integrating Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum
Ana Maria Y. Jimenez, RN, MSN, MAP, PGCE
A. Introduction On the subject of Patient Safety, the National Institute of Medicine (2005) returns to the fundamentals of Medicine, reiterating what had been said over a millennia ago when Hippocrates saw the risk for injuries that arise from the good-willed actions of healers. Greek healers in the 4th Century, drafted the Hippocratic Oath and pledged to "prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone." Ivan Illich (1975), said it best in his work entitled, "Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health", Iatrogenic Diseases comprises illness …show more content…
Due to the complexities of health care services and systems, investigating, etc. and outcomes of health care services is key to informing government officials, insurers, providers, consumers, and others making decisions about health-related issues. Health services researchers examine the access to care, health care costs and processes, and the outcomes of health services for individuals and …show more content…
There is an urgent need to address this issue and my solution of integrating a comprehensive set of courses regarding the matter would go a long way in solving these problems. The purpose of this Curriculum is to equip, empower and educate nursing students as well as medical professionals on the highest standards set forth by the World Health Organization on Patient Safety and Quality Care in order to improve and augment a sustainable healthcare practice. In their work entitled: “The Patient Safety Education Project: An International Collaboration” Emanuel et al (2009), aimed to progress the shift to patient-centric, systems-based medical care through the utilization of high-impact education of health care providers using an advanced “train-the-trainer” dissemination method. They employed a curriculum that included practice advancement toolkits, in order to teach Patient Safety and foster its development among the “end-learners” in their own
Integrating Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum
Ana Maria Y. Jimenez, RN, MSN, MAP, PGCE
A. Introduction On the subject of Patient Safety, the National Institute of Medicine (2005) returns to the fundamentals of Medicine, reiterating what had been said over a millennia ago when Hippocrates saw the risk for injuries that arise from the good-willed actions of healers. Greek healers in the 4th Century, drafted the Hippocratic Oath and pledged to "prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone." Ivan Illich (1975), said it best in his work entitled, "Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health", Iatrogenic Diseases comprises illness …show more content…
Due to the complexities of health care services and systems, investigating, etc. and outcomes of health care services is key to informing government officials, insurers, providers, consumers, and others making decisions about health-related issues. Health services researchers examine the access to care, health care costs and processes, and the outcomes of health services for individuals and …show more content…
There is an urgent need to address this issue and my solution of integrating a comprehensive set of courses regarding the matter would go a long way in solving these problems. The purpose of this Curriculum is to equip, empower and educate nursing students as well as medical professionals on the highest standards set forth by the World Health Organization on Patient Safety and Quality Care in order to improve and augment a sustainable healthcare practice. In their work entitled: “The Patient Safety Education Project: An International Collaboration” Emanuel et al (2009), aimed to progress the shift to patient-centric, systems-based medical care through the utilization of high-impact education of health care providers using an advanced “train-the-trainer” dissemination method. They employed a curriculum that included practice advancement toolkits, in order to teach Patient Safety and foster its development among the “end-learners” in their own