Topic collection
Studies about error prevention, safety culture, and quality improvement.
Editorial context
Use this Patient Safety collection to compare research questions, settings, and nursing implications across 9 reviewed records. Start with the original source and limitations before carrying a finding into teaching or practice.
This Egyptian nursing study found significant issues with handover processes between ED and in-patient units. Key findings: 33% rarely asked questions during handovers; 77% were dissatisfied; 30% experienced errors due..
This qualitative study reveals that U.S. RN clinical instructors often feel unprepared to teach QSEN patient safety competencies, relying heavily on self-taught methods despite having working knowledge of the concepts...
This article describes a new garment, the Kangarobe™, designed to make kangaroo care safer and more comfortable for preterm infants in high-acuity NICUs. A small-scale feasibility study involving 25 infant-parent dyads..
This study evaluates an AI-assisted learning platform's impact on nurses' drug calculation competency, comparing it to traditional classroom instruction through a mixed-methods RCT. It aims to improve theoretical...
The article considers problems of development of health care system of Russia and brings out opportunities and directions of its reforming in terms of functioning efficiency. At that, special attention is paid to...
This qualitative study reveals how Bedouin patients in rural Saudi hospitals experience cultural safety (or lack thereof) through nurse-patient communication. It highlights the importance of 'listening beyond words' to..
This cross-sectional study found a significant positive relationship between anxiety and social isolation among 165 nurses at Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz, Iran (r=0.49, P=0.001). Mean anxiety scores were 30.96, and...
This Indonesian cross-sectional study examined how demographic and academic factors relate to critical thinking among 365 nursing students. It found that most had moderate critical thinking levels, with significant...
This study found that feelings of being disconnected at work (workplace alienation) were more strongly linked to how effective nurses felt they were than feeling cynical about their organization. Both negative...
