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- Title
The effect of the SAFE or SORRY? programme on patient safety knowledge of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes: a cluster randomised trial.
- Authors
van Gaal, Betsie G I; Schoonhoven, Lisette; Vloet, Lilian C M; Mintjes, Joke A J; Borm, George F; Koopmans, Raymond T C M; van Achterberg, Theo
- Abstract
Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk for the development of often preventable adverse events. Guidelines for the prevention of many types of adverse events are available, however compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. As a result many patients do not receive appropriate care. We developed a patient safety program that allows organisations to implement multiple guidelines simultaneously and therefore facilitates guideline use to improve patient safety. This program was developed for three frequently occurring nursing care related adverse events: pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections and falls. For the implementation of this program we developed educational activities for nurses as a main implementation strategy.
- Publication
International journal of nursing studies, 2010, Vol 47, Issue 9, p1117
- ISSN
1873-491X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.02.001