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Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit.

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Saladino, L; Pickett, LC; Frush, K; Mall, A; Champagne, MT
Published in: Journal of nursing care quality
April 2013

This implementation of a formalized safety program in a critical care unit highlights the importance of the "voice of the caregiver," as it relates to patient safety. This nurse-led program featured executive walkrounds and a multidisciplinary core team whose goal was to prioritize and resolve safety issues identified during the 6-month study period. Unit nurses' scores on the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire remained stable from July 2011 to February 2012. Staff identified 77 safety issues during executive walkrounds; 57% were resolved during the study period. Results indicate the clinical significance of nurse-led patient safety programs.

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Journal of nursing care quality

DOI

EISSN

1550-5065

ISSN

1057-3631

Publication Date

April 2013

Volume

28

Issue

2

Start / End Page

139 / 146

Related Subject Headings

  • Safety Management
  • Program Evaluation
  • Patient Safety
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Organizational Culture
  • Nursing, Supervisory
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Humans
 

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Saladino, L., Pickett, L. C., Frush, K., Mall, A., & Champagne, M. T. (2013). Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 28(2), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncq.0b013e31827464c3
Saladino, Louise, Lisa Clark Pickett, Karen Frush, Anna Mall, and Mary T. Champagne. “Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit.Journal of Nursing Care Quality 28, no. 2 (April 2013): 139–46. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncq.0b013e31827464c3.
Saladino L, Pickett LC, Frush K, Mall A, Champagne MT. Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit. Journal of nursing care quality. 2013 Apr;28(2):139–46.
Saladino, Louise, et al. “Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit.Journal of Nursing Care Quality, vol. 28, no. 2, Apr. 2013, pp. 139–46. Epmc, doi:10.1097/ncq.0b013e31827464c3.
Saladino L, Pickett LC, Frush K, Mall A, Champagne MT. Evaluation of a nurse-led safety program in a critical care unit. Journal of nursing care quality. 2013 Apr;28(2):139–146.

Published In

Journal of nursing care quality

DOI

EISSN

1550-5065

ISSN

1057-3631

Publication Date

April 2013

Volume

28

Issue

2

Start / End Page

139 / 146

Related Subject Headings

  • Safety Management
  • Program Evaluation
  • Patient Safety
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Organizational Culture
  • Nursing, Supervisory
  • Nursing
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Humans