Does your workplace have a culture of safety?
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- Review the areas of patient safety culture assessed by the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety (available at https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/patient-safety-culture.htmlLinks to an external site.).
- Identify specific ways you can utilize your knowledge, skills, and abilities as an advanced practice nurse to support the safety culture in these areas.
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Solution
Patient safety culture is an aspect of healthcare that collectively contributes to a safer environment and better care management. Some areas assessed by the AHRQ include communication about errors, communication openness, and organized learning (AHRQ, 2022). Advanced practice nurses (APNs) can play an essential role in designing and ensuring success in such areas of healthcare culture. Firstly, APNs have extensive knowledge about patient care and expertise in clinical practice and decision-making (Bales et al., 2023)………………………….
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