TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing the Perceptions of a Culture of Safety for the Patient and the Caregiver
T2 - Integrating Improvement Initiatives to Create Sustainable Change
AU - Black, Joyce M.
AU - Salsbury, Susan
AU - Vollman, Kathleen M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Evidence indicates that chances for a successful patient mobility program, prevention of pressure injury and falls, and safe patient handling are enhanced when an organization possesses an appropriate culture for safety. Frequently, these improvement initiatives are managed within silos often creating a solution for one and a problem for the others. A model of prevention integrating early patient mobility, preventing pressure injuries and falls while ensuring caregiver safety, is introduced. The journey begins by understanding why early mobility and safe patient handling are critical to improving overall patient outcomes. Measuring current culture and understanding the gaps in practice as well as strategies for overcoming some of the major challenges for success in each of these areas will result in sustainable change.
AB - Evidence indicates that chances for a successful patient mobility program, prevention of pressure injury and falls, and safe patient handling are enhanced when an organization possesses an appropriate culture for safety. Frequently, these improvement initiatives are managed within silos often creating a solution for one and a problem for the others. A model of prevention integrating early patient mobility, preventing pressure injuries and falls while ensuring caregiver safety, is introduced. The journey begins by understanding why early mobility and safe patient handling are critical to improving overall patient outcomes. Measuring current culture and understanding the gaps in practice as well as strategies for overcoming some of the major challenges for success in each of these areas will result in sustainable change.
KW - falls
KW - immobility
KW - mobility
KW - pressure ulcer prevention
KW - safe patient handling
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U2 - 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000203
DO - 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000203
M3 - Article
C2 - 29851672
AN - SCOPUS:85047977242
SN - 0887-9303
VL - 41
SP - 226
EP - 239
JO - Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
JF - Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -