The Power of Collaboration With Patient Safety Programs: Building Safe Passage for Patients, Nurses, and Clinical Staff

Authors

Karlene M. Kerfoot, Clarian Health Partners
Kathryn Rapala, Marquette UniversityFollow
Patricia R. Ebright, Graduate Programs
Suzanne M. Rogers, Clarian Health Partners

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2006

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Source Publication

Journal of Nursing Administration

Source ISSN

0002-0443

Abstract

Patient safety is a relatively new field, with many opinions and few effectively proven approaches. One factor is clear: optimal patient safety outcomes cannot be achieved in isolation. Although it is well recognized that multidisciplinary collaboration in the healthcare setting is necessary to effect patient safety, collaboration with resources external to healthcare-academia and industry in particular-will not only aid but also quicken the patient safety efforts. The authors outline a healthcare system's use of all available resources to build a patient safety program.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Nursing Administration, Vol. 36, No. 2 (December 2006): 582-588. DOI. © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Used with permission.

Dr. Rapala was affiliated with Purdue University at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Kerfoot, Karlene M.; Rapala, Kathryn; Ebright, Patricia R.; and Rogers, Suzanne M., "The Power of Collaboration With Patient Safety Programs: Building Safe Passage for Patients, Nurses, and Clinical Staff" (2006). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 794.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/794