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OCLC number
60566863
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Author
Taylor, Annemarie,1958-
Title
A patient safety internship program for nurse leaders.
Degree
M.A. -- Royal Roads University, 2004
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [2005]
Description
2 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
Patient safety is a major international concern with significant cost to patients and the system. Solutions to the problem centre on creating an organizational culture of safety, in which safety becomes imbedded as a core value and top priority. Safety education for clinicians is one component necessary to effect the changes in attitudes and beliefs required for cultural change. At Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, a safety, quality, and risk management internship program is offered to front-line nurse leaders. This study examined the alignment of the internship program with the current thinking on patient safety and with the needs of clinical staff. Literature review, safety climate survey, and interviews revealed that the internship program is solidly grounded in the literature and a fit with clinical needs. Expansion of the internship program as part of a comprehensive patient safety program would most effectively support a culture of safety.
ISBN
0612940225
9780612940222