Systems Approach for Promoting Safe Nursing Practice

0.5 Course Units

In this course, students are introduced to integrative system approaches to assess and solve problems intrinsic to nursing practice. Students explore a new way of thinking about and resolving complex, persistent problems and the factors that contribute to unsafe practices. This course examines errors in health care and how nurses, working inter and intra-professionally, contribute to and/or lead in quality improvement efforts. Through classroom discussion, the student will learn patient safety strategies, behaviors, and practices that reduce or eliminate the risk of patient harm and develop an appreciation for attributes of an organization that contribute to a strong patient safety culture. Summer Term 0.5 Course Units