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Studying the way humans interact within these systems, and how this interaction affects health and safety, is a discipline known as human factors
Cultural safety is distinct from cultural sensitivity and cultural competence...Originally conceptualized by Irihapeti Ramsden, a Maori nurse, cultural safety is a relational approach to nursing care
Leveraging existing relationships was an effective way to promote the program. The director of safety and prevention has a strong clinical operations background, and we drew on her many connections to secure new sites
Of all the celebrations that were held during Canadian Patient Safety Week in 2015, few could match the excitement generated by everyone involved in the Safer Healthcare Now!
Jahner, Penz, Stewart, and MacLeod (2020) shed light on the diverse risks, trauma, and loss of safety experienced by nurses in rural and remote settings while also offering interventions for individuals and institutions to reduce distress
In this article, I first provide a definition of “psychological safety,” which is followed by strategies to help create a safe space for nurses to learn and engage in. Psychological safety is the ability to express one’s thoughts and feelings without fear of negative consequences to one’s self-image, status or career
Everyone should have a home and experience safety and dignity. That is a pathway to healing.”
Nursing staffing correlates not only with patient safety and outcomes (Duffield et al., 2011), but with our own mental health and burnout rate (Embree & White, 2010)