The Safety in Health Care course describes the importance of safe patient care, offers strategies for engaging patients and families in care processes, and provides critical thinking exercises that allow nurses to practice identifying examples of adverse situations, human factors associated with errors, and safe team practices.
A total of 1.25 Nursing CE credits have been awarded for this activity by the Michigan Public Health Institute - Continuing Education Solutions (MPHI CES 202863491).
Michigan Public Health Institute-Continuing Education Solutions (MPHI-CES) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Safety in Health Care -- Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
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Identify the driving forces in patient safety;
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Understand the interrelationship of and difference between safety and quality;
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Define the elements of safe team practice in a culture of safety;
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Identify examples of adverse situations and how they affect patient safety;
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Describe the core concepts of patient and family engagement, and how they impact patient safety;
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Identify examples of the four Es (Engage, Educate, Execute, and Evaluate) of partnering with patients, their families, and other informal caregivers;
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Identify behaviors and human factors associated with errors; and
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Define error types and how they relate to an adverse event.
100% of participants will pass a post test after each section with a cumulative quiz score of 84% or higher demonstrating knowledge of appropriate communication techniques and behavior.
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