A nurse who works in a busy, university hospital is committed to improving patient safety at the hospital. In order to meet this goal, what action should the nurse prioritize?
A) Advocating for continuing education programs and funding of nurse educators
B) Encouraging patients to be active participants in their care by communicating their
expectations to caregivers
C) Critically examining systems and processes at the hospital with the aim of suggesting
improvements
D) Teaching unlicensed care personnel about safety in the hospital setting
Ans: C
In order to promote a systematic culture of safety, nurses need to look at systems
and processes to identify areas that need to be studied and changed to be safer. This broad and
holistic approach to safety likely has a greater potential to effect change than the other cited
efforts that have more narrow focuses.
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