A framework for patient safety, part 2: resilience, the next frontier.
Summary of "A framework for patient safety, part 2: resilience, the next frontier."
Last month in Part 1, the authors discussed the critical aspects associated with building a safety culture and holding staff and leadership accountable through measurement and expected performance. Sustaining a safety culture begins with the human aspects but must reach beyond the underlying systems and processes, which enable resilience and error prevention in today's complex healthcare environment.
Affiliation
Author Affiliations: Executive Vice President (Dr Blouin), The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace; Vice President, Executive Relations (Dr McDonagh), Hospira Inc, Lake Forest, Illinois.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The Journal of nursing administration
ISSN: 1539-0721
Pages: 450-2
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22033313
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182346eae
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Safety
Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.
Abreaction
A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is "desensitized" to emotionally painful, often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the "safety" of the treatment setting.
Food Safety
Activities involved in ensuring the safety of FOOD including avoidance of bacterial and other contamination.
Travel Medicine
Multidisciplinary field focusing on prevention of infectious diseases and patient safety during international TRAVEL. Key element of the pretravel physician's visit is a health risk assessment.
Resilience, Psychological
The human ability to adapt in the face of tragedy, trauma, adversity, hardship, and ongoing significant life stressors.
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