2. Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 1 Overview of Patient Safety & Quality Webquest Christina N. George MS, RN, CNE Tulsa Community College Adapted from Elsevier

3. Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 2 Influences on Future Nursing Practice Complex Health Care Environments  Expanding knowledge and technology  Changing populations

4. 3 Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Critical Thinking Clinical Decision Making

5. 4 Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Institute of Medicine (IOM): Patient Safety The Institute of Medicine defined patient safety as freedom from accidental injury. It is estimated that upwards of 98,000 people die each year as a result of preventable harm from healthcare that is supposed to help them.

6. Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 5 Patient Safety & Quality IOM  Institute of Medicine QSEN  Quality & Safety Education in Nursing

7. 6 Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Patient Safety & Quality Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) The Joint Commission -National Patient Safety Goals

8. Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 7 Patient Safety & Quality Quality & Safety Education in Nursing Safe, effective delivery of patient care requires understanding of the complexity of care delivery, the limits of human factors, safety design principles, characteristics of high reliability organizations, and patient safety resources.

9. Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 8 What will your nursing practice be? High Quality Safe Effective Comprehensive Patient specific Outcome driven

10. Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 9 Safety & Quality WebQuest Follow the instructions posted for the Safety and Quality WebQuest and get the most out of your learning opportunity.