NUR 52300 Introduction to Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

This course provides an introduction to current theory, content, tools and methods for improving patient safety and quality in health care organizations. Key concepts include effective methods for error disclosure, patient safety risk assessment methodology and improvement methods, principles of safe system design, and strategic patient safety priorities, error theory, systems thinking, and the relationship between patient safety and quality improvement. The roles of various healthcare stakeholders in building a safer healthcare system will be evaluated. JCAHO an NCQA accreditation standards and processes, life safety and fire code requirements, and handling of biohazards such as blood borne pathogens will be presented.

Credits

3