Error identification and recovery by student nurses using human patient simulation: opportunity to improve patient safety.

This study examined types of errors that occurred or were recovered in a simulated environment by student nurses. Errors occurred in all four rule-based error categories, and all students committed at least one error. The most frequent errors occurred in the verification category. Another common error was related to physician interactions. The least common errors were related to coordinating information with the patient and family. Our finding that 100% of student subjects committed rule-based errors is cause for concern. To decrease errors and improve safe clinical practice, nurse educators must identify effective strategies that students can use to improve patient surveillance.

Henneman EA ，Roche JP ，Fisher DL ，Cunningham H ，Reilly CA ，Nathanson BH ，Henneman PL ... -  《-》

Human patient simulation: teaching students to provide safe care.

Henneman EA ，Cunningham H ，Roche JP ，Curnin ME ... -  《Nurse Educator》

Improving communication among healthcare providers: preparing student nurses for practice.

Krautscheid LC 《-》

Strategies used by nurses to recover medical errors in an academic emergency department setting.

Henneman EA ，Blank FS ，Gawlinski A ，Henneman PL ... -  《APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH》

Using simulation to teach patient safety behaviors in undergraduate nursing education.

The purpose of this article is to describe how our college of nursing began to integrate patient safety instruction into simulation experiences for undergraduate nursing students. A system for evaluating and grading students was developed. Data on student safety behaviors were collected before and after implementation of instruction designed to improve adherence to hand washing and patient identification procedures. In the first semester in which data were collected, students did not demonstrate satisfactory performance of either hand hygiene or patient identification 61% of the time. After instruction, students still did not perform these procedures consistently 38% of the time. Lessons learned and future plans for addressing these problems with basic patient safety behaviors are discussed.

Gantt LT ，Webb-Corbett R 《JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION》