Shi, Y., Miao, S., Fu, Y., Sun, C., Wang, H., & Zhai, X. (2024). TeamSTEPPS improves patient safety. BMJ Open Quality, 13(2), e002669–e002669. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002669
This article speaks of ways to enhance team performance in the healthcare sector and elevate standard for medical quality, safety, and effectiveness using Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety TeamSTEPPS, an evidence-based team collaboration training program that integrates clinical practice with collaboration skills. It has been shown to improve healthcare professionals' teamwork and communication skills, thereby enhancing patient safety. Most of the successes have been observed among direct patient care providers, such as nurses, and advanced practice providers.
AHRQ Patient Safety Network. (2024, December). Www.ahrq.gov. https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/psnet.ahrq.gov/index.html
This website offers the most recent information on patient safety procedures and research, along with discussion of potential implementation strategies. Additionally, it offers resources for self-education to those who are unfamiliar with patient safety ideas. This information is relevant in all healthcare settings.
Mutair, A. A., Alhumaid, S., Shamsan, A., Zaidi, A. R. Z., Mohaini, M. A., Al Mutairi, A., Rabaan, A. A., Awad, M., & Al-Omari, A. (2021). The effective strategies to avoid medication errors and improving reporting systems. Medicines, 8(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines8090046
This article explains the importance of an effective medication error reporting system. The goal of medication error reporting system improvements and modifications is to lower the risk of harm to patients in the future. Nonetheless, this review's objective is to give an overview of the culture surrounding the reporting of medication errors, incidence reporting systems, developing efficient reporting techniques, analyzing medication error reports, and offering suggestions for enhancing these systems.
Latimer, S., Hewitt, J., Stanbrough, R., & McAndrew, R. (2017). Reducing medication errors: Teaching strategies that increase nursing students’ awareness of medication errors and their prevention. Nurse Education Today, 52(0260-6917), 7–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.004
This introduces safety courses are designed to enhance students' competence and confidence in medication calculations, improve their understanding of the roles of healthcare professionals in the medication cycle, and highlight how system factors can lead to, and prevent, medication errors. Introducing nurses to the complexities of medication administration during orientation raises their awareness of medication and patient safety issues, serving as an essential first step towards enacting clinical practice changes and helping them contribute to better patient outcomes.