Safety and Quality Improvement in Professional Nursing Practice
Health care began laying the groundwork for patient safety just before the new millennium. Since then, a slew of evidence-based practices has emerged to address common adverse effects (Kreimer, 2019). Ten critical safety precautions are just a few of the many easy, common-sense behaviors that need to remain at the forefront of nurses’ work habits.
Stop the spread of infection by washing and sanitizing your hands before coming into direct contact with each patient. Health-care-associated infections are the most common major hospital consequence, according to data. Correctly identify patients, nurses should use at least two pieces of information, such as your name and birth date. This ensures that patients receive the medicine or other treatment for which they were prescribed (Kreimer, 2019). Use good hospital design principles; evidence-based design of patient rooms and restrooms, as well as decentralized nurse stations, can help prevent patient falls.
Label all drugs, including those in syringes, cups, and basins, and use them safely. Surgical errors should be avoided at all costs. To avoid wrong-site or wrong-person surgery, and conducting the wrong technique, follow The Joint Commission’s “Universal Protocol.” Customize hospital discharges, eliminate hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE), the leading cause of unnecessary hospital fatalities (Phillips, 2021). Assemble better teams and rapid response systems, share data for quality improvement, and foster a culture of open communication; minimize errors caused by a lack of communication between doctors, nurses, and other health professionals.
References
Kreimer, S. (2019). Home. TravelNursing. https://www.travelnursing.com/news/nurse-news/10-best-practices-for-patient-safety/.
Phillips, J. (2021, February 25). Best Practices Contribution To Quality And Safety. Nifty Tutors. https://www.niftytutors.com/best-practices-contribution-to-quality-and-safety/.
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