Patient Safety and

Quality Care
Victoria Arriaga
University of South Florida
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Outline/ Objectives
 The beginning of the movement
 Types of safety Errors
 Institute of Medicine (IOM) concepts
 The significance to nursing
 Personal application
 Conclusion
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Introduction and Definitions
 Patient Safety: Prevention of harm to patients [1]

 Quality of Care: Health services for individuals and populations increase the
likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current
professional knowledge [1]
 Medical Errors were first highlighted in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
 To Err is Human: building a Safer Health System [2]

 44,000-98,000 people die annually from medical errors

 8th leading cause of death in United States
 Costs approximately 17 billion dollars annually
(Hospitalist)
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Types of Safety Errors
 Type of error is classified by domain [1]

 Latent: affects organizational policies, procedure, and resources

 Active: directly affects patient
 Organizational: indirect failure in regards to management, protocols, and
external factors
 Technical: indirect failure of facilities
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Institute of Medicine Concepts
 IOM initiated a movement focused on improving the Nation's quality of care [3]
 Phase 1
 1996-1999: initiation
 Phase 2
 1999-2001: establishing a vision and plan
 Phase 3
 2001- Present: ongoing focus to achieve vision
 IOM developed a framework for the health care system [4]
 Safe
 Effective
 Patient Centered
 Timely:
 Efficient
 Equitable
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Significance to the Nursing Profession
 Keeping Patients Safe: Placed in all health care organizations for Nurses to
Follow [1]
 Organizational governing boards for safety
 Continuing evidence-based management
 Nursing leadership
 Adequate staffing
 Ongoing learning and clinical support to nurses
 Promote interdisciplinary collaboration
 Defend against fatigue and unsafe work
 A fair method for error reporting, analysis, and feedback
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Significance to Students
 What I can do as a student to follow patient safety and quality care: [6]

 All care should be patient centered

 Participate in effective teamwork and collaboration
 Follow safety systems and recognize individual performance
 Use technology to aid in care given
Patient Safety and Quality Care:
Conclusion
 The importance of the Patient Safety and Quality Care movement:
 Patients are entitled to safe, quality care
 Nurses are playing a vital role in movement to promote safety
 One must commit to the movement and maintain practices
References
1. Hughes, R. (2008). Patient safety and quality : an evidence-based handbook for nurses.
Rockville, MD : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept. of Health and
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2. Pak, M., & Hanlon, P., (2005). Improving patient safety and quality of care. The
hospitalist. Retrieved from https://www.the-
hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/122910/improving-patient-safety-and-quality-care
3. 3.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2015). The institute of medicine's health
care quality initiative. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-
patient-safety/talkingquality/resources/initiatives/imqi.html
4. 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. Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses. (n.d.). Quality and safety education for
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