1. Regulation and current status of patient safety content in pre-registration nurse education in 27 countries: Findings from the Rationing - Missed nursing care (RANCARE) COST Action project
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Kirwan, Marcia Riklikiene, Olga Gotlib, Joanna Fuster, Pilar and Borta, Margareta Evridiki, Papastavrou Chryssoula, Lemonidou and Walter, Sermeus Maria, Schubert Riitta, Suhonen Olga, Riklikiene Rengin, Acaroglu Panayiota, Andreou Darijana, Antonic Dietmar, Ausserhofer Christophe, Baret Helen, Bosch-Leertouwer Helga, Bragadottir Luk, Bruyneel Karin, Christiansen Ciutiene, Ruta Raul, Cordeiro Liana, Deklava and Suzanne, Dhaini Anat, Drach-Zahavy Georgios, Eftathiou and Sigal, Ezra Fuster, Pilar Joanna, Gotlib Elena, Gurkova and Monika, Habermann Kristin, Halovsen Patti, Hamilton Clare, Harvey Saima, Hinno Ingibjorg, Hjaltadottir Darja, Jarosova and Terry, Jones Raphaela, Kane Marcia, Kirwan Helena, Leino-Kilpi Marcel, Leppee Mario, Amorim Lopes Diaz Cristobal, Rengel Christian, Rochefort Anne, Scott P. and Michael, Simon Renate, Stemmer Erna, Tichelaar Luisa, Toffoli Siri, Tonnessen Izabella, Uchmanowicz Jasminka, Vuckovic Eileen, Willis Renata, Zelenikova Tatjana, Zorcec and RANCARE Consortium
- Abstract
Patient safety, as a contemporary health care concern, must remain a priority for nurse educators. This on-line consultation, carried out within the RANCARE COST Action project, determined to establish how patient safety teaching is incorporated into pre-registration education of nurses across 27 countries. How nursing is regulated within countries was examined, along with national guidelines related to nurse education. HEIs were asked to provide details of pre-registration nurse training and how patient safety is taught within programmes. The results confirm that the topic of patient safety is generally not explicitly taught, rather it remains a hidden element within the curriculum, taught across many subjects. Variation in how nursing is regulated exists across the countries also, with the professionalization of nursing remaining a challenge in some states. No guidelines exist at EU level which address how patient safety should be taught to nursing students, and as yet regulatory bodies have not put forward criteria on the subject. As a result individual HEIs determine how patient safety should be taught. The WHO guidelines for teaching patient safety are currently underutilized in nurse education, but could offer a structure and standard which would address the deficits identified in this work.
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- 2019