Patient Safety in Medical, Nursing, and Other Clinical Education | PSNet

Patient Safety in Medical, Nursing, and Other Clinical Education | PSNet

PSNet Annual Perspective on Safety Highlights Role of Medical, Nursing Education in Improving Patient Safety

Medical, nursing and other clinical education can make strong contributions to patient safety with relevant curricula and effective teaching methods, according to an annual Perspective on Safety on AHRQ’s PSNet.  The authors describe major themes and developments in medical and nursing education that are enhancing patient safety, including understanding common causes of errors and how to avoid them as well as adopting teamwork behaviors. In addition to summarizing patient safety curricula and teaching methods, the perspective highlights major resources, research, and reports published in 2019. Access the PSNet article here.