Patient Safety Culture

Abstract

Culture of safety are the core values of an organization to instill safety practices as an organizational goal towards accomplishing a mission (American Nurses Association, 2016). Implementation of culture of safety in the healthcare system can minimize error in patient care. This does not mean that error can be completely alleviated, but reported and controlled in a more systematic and structured manner (Mastrain & McGonigle, 2017). Patient safety is an ethical duty expected from every health care professional (Mastrain & McGonigle, 2017). Nursing for example is mostly fast pace depending on the area of practice, such as the emergency room and intensive care units. The possibility of neglecting a patient or practicing in a non-conscientious

This white paper will discuss ways to promote patient safety and the strategies for developing a culture of safety in the healthcare environment (Mastrain & McGonigle, 2017). The discussion will entail detailed explanation of how developing a culture of safety environment could improve treatment outcomes as well as the role of a nurse informaticist and the information technologies that may be applicable. The various areas of effective safety culture and the areas that may need some improvement will be reviewed and discussed throughout this paper. The goal is for readers to understand the importance of developing a safety culture, how it is used and the implications of not utilizing such a culture in the healthcare

Nursing schools have implemented the practice of equipping students with the fundamentals of how data, information, knowledge and wisdom are used in the different healthcare disciplines (Mastrain & McGonigle, 2017). Safe healthcare practices were implemented into the health care system after the release of the report from the institute of medicine; to Err is human (Federico, 2015). However, the national patient safety organization (NPSO) expressed concerns about not noticing major change in patient safety practices since the regulation of reports from the institute of medicine (Federico,