(WEBINAR, Complimentary free, OnDemand, no CE)
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Overview:
Safety and quality in healthcare do not simply happen. Nurse leaders work closely with other nurses and staff to actively create and build a culture of safety across the organization. National Nurses Week happens every May, not just to recognize Florence Nightingale’s groundbreaking leadership but to celebrate important changes she brought to patient care and the profession of nursing. In this presentation, we are going to consider a few of her activities and how nurse leaders have advanced some of those ideas to create a definitive culture of safety and quality in all practice settings. We will look at some opportunities in which leaders and frontline staff can contribute to building a stronger and safer environment of care as we celebrate National Nurses Week—and now, Nurses’ Month—together.
- Consider Florence Nightingale’s contributions to patient safety in healthcare
- Describe how Nurse Leaders build a culture of safety
- Identify at least three opportunities for leaders and frontline staff to contribute to a stronger culture of safety
- Explore multiple resources and articles related to the science of safety in quality management and patient safety
Speakers
Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, APN CS, NPD-BC, P-PCA, FAAN
CEO & Managing Partner
American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA)
Dr. Swihart enjoys many roles in her professional career, practicing in widely diverse academic, clinical and nonclinical settings. She is a Nurse Consultant in Patient Safety at the Orlando office, National Center for Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Swihart is also the CEO & Managing Partner for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement.
An author, speaker, researcher, educator, mentor, and consultant, she holds graduate degrees in nursing and leadership and doctorates in theology, ministry, and ancient Near Eastern studies (archaeology). She has facilitated the application of evidence-based practice and nursing research and provided operational leadership and education for the shared governance processes for multiple organizations nationally and internationally. She co-authored Shared Governance: A Practical Approach to Transforming Interprofessional Healthcare with Dr. Robert Hess, is a consulting partner, and serves on the Forum for Shared Governance Advisory Board. She has served on numerous advisory boards (i.e., Journal of Nursing Regulation) and completed multiple terms as an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet® Appraiser and as an ANCC Accreditation Commissioner.
Dr. Swihart’s training and experiences, including those in academia, staff development, communication, and interprofessional collaborative practice and education, give her a broad and balanced perspective that influences and colors all she does as she supports and creatively encourages others to embrace change, shift paradigms, and continually seek new challenges.
Jay Kumar (Moderator)
Editor
PSQH
Jay Kumar is editor of PSQH. He has more than 30 years of experience as a writer and editor for a variety of publications.
This webinar is a free OnDemand webinar offered by PSHQ.
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Note: No CEs are offered for this, but the information is valuable and it really was very good!
