What Do Nursing Students Learn About Patient Safety? An Integrative Literature Review

Abstract

Preventing adverse events and enhancing patient safety in health care are key objectives of nursing education. This integrative literature review critically appraises the content of patient safety in prelicensure nursing education, the teaching and learning methods used, and subsequent nursing student learning. The studies (N = 20) reviewed reveal that patient safety in nursing curricula was not necessarily obvious. However, patient safety was taught within both academic settings and clinical environments. The identified content of patient safety was learning from errors, responsible individual and interprofessional team working, anticipatory action in complex environments, and patient safety-centered nursing. The teaching and learning methods used included combining multiple methods. Patient safety curricula included continuing improvement in patient safety competency, sensitivity to nursing students' role, and having a supportive learning environment. Patient safety in the nursing curriculum requires broad, comprehensive attention and development as a specific theme with an interprofessional approach.

The influence of clinical supervision and its potential for enhancing patient safety - Undergraduate nursing students’ views

“…[1] To achieve this goal increased attention must be paid to the quality of nursing education. The nursing study programmes in Europe are guided by European Union directives (2013/155/EU), [2] which in most countries means a 3-year higher education course (180 credits in the European Union Credit Transfer System).…”

Efecto De Un Programa De Intervención Educativa Sobre El Conocimiento De Seguridad De Pacientes en Estudiantes De Pregrado De Enfermería

“…Prevenir los eventos adversos y mejorar la seguridad del paciente en la atención de la salud son objetivos clave de la educación de enfermería (7). La calidad, el contenido y la oferta de la educación de Enfermería pueden tener un impacto significativo en los comportamientos de seguridad de los futuros estudiantes en sus entornos clínicos.…”

“…Evaluar críticamente el contenido de la seguridad del paciente en la educación de estudiantes de Enfermería fue el objetivo de una revisión integrativa de la literatura, la que reveló, los contenidos identificados como importantes fueron: eventos adversos, la acción anticipatoria en entornos complejos y la enfermería centrada en la seguridad del paciente, la sensibilidad al papel de los estudiantes de enfermería (7).…”

“…La seguridad clínica debe ser objetivo clave de la educación de Enfermería en pregrado, donde es fundamental instruir a los futuros profesionales en temas relevantes como la calidad del cuidado, epidemiología de los eventos adversos, además de su prevención y control (6,7).…”

The Effectiveness of a Course on Patient Safety Management on the Patient Safety Competencies by Final Year Bachelor of Nursing Students in the Netherlands

“…Furthermore, patient safety is defined as the prevention of unnecessary harm to patients, by use of best practices [7,9]. Tella et al [10] defined patient safety as minimizing a patient's exposure to hazards and near-misses. Hereby a hazard is defined as an intervention or an event that has the potential to cause harm to a patient.…”