AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Patient participation in patient safety and nursing input—a systematic review.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Patient participation in patient safety and nursing input—a systematic review.

Vaismoradi M, Jordan S, Kangasniemi M. J Clin Nurs. 2014 Sep 2; [Epub ahead of print].

Patient engagement has been promoted as a strategy to enhance safety in health care. This systematic review of patient participation in safety concluded that patients can contribute to safe care and nurses have an important role in encouraging and supporting patients in these efforts.

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