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QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE AND NURSING PRACTICE
Quality and Safety in Healthcare and Nursing Practice
Quality and safety are of great relevance in nursing practice. To a large extent, the promotion of quality and safety results in improved patient outcomes. Mitchael (2008) points out that quality and safety practices come in handy on multiple fronts, i.e. in efforts to prevent falls and medical errors. The said practices could involve the ability of nurses to integrate and coordinate various aspects in the field of nursing. However, it would be prudent to note that there are various factors in nursing practice that impede quality and safety. DNP-prepared nurses play an important role in promoting quality and safety in healthcare. This essay will highlight experiences with quality and safety and the role that DNP-prepared nurses play in ensuring quality and safety in the delivery of services in nursing and healthcare.
One of the experiences associated with the quality of care in nursing practice happens to be nurse staffing. To begin with, it is important to note that nurse staffing can affect the delivery of quality patient care and thus the overall patient outcomes (Malliaris et al, 2021). More specifically, according to Malliaris et al. (2021), fewer staff in nursing practice lead to heavier workload among the few existing nurses - leading to poor delivery of care. Essentially, human factors like fatigue determine the quality of care that nurses provide. Staffing levels...…nursing practice. Essentially, DNP-prepared nurses are equipped with skills to disseminate, translate, and evaluate research in their practice. Therefore, Tenhunen et al (n. d) suggests that DNP-prepared nurses can utilize and deploy the said skills directly into practice especially in relation to the promotion of safety and quality of care. DNP-prepared nurses are also equipped with crucial leadership skills that enable them to have a positive impact on the work environment and relate well with colleagues and other stakeholders. They are also in a better position to positively influence colleagues and peers by sharing their knowledge and skills. In addition to promoting quality and safety, this results in the creation of a motivated and vibrant nursing workforce that…
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Malliaris, P., Phillis, J. & Bakerjian, D. (2021). Nursing and Patient Safety. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/nursing-and-patient-safety
Mitchel, P. H. (2008). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Defining Patient Safety and Quality Care. In: Hughes R.G (Ed.). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).
Tenhunen, M. L., Heinonen, S., Buchko, B. L., & Frumenti, J. (n. d.). The expert role of the DNP prepared nurse impacting healthcare systems: Bench to bedside, classroom to boardroom. https://sigma.nursingrepository.org/handle/10755/21142
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