Safe process, safe practice, safe patients: the pivotal role of nurses in the safety of patients.

摘要

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's death and also the 10th-year anniversary of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, The work of Nightingale and of the IOM share common aspects that span the past 100 years and remind us of the vital role nurses play in delivering safe care, A later IOM report, Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses, reminds us that in every health care delivery setting there is a nurse present and accountable for the patient's journey. Nightingale spent her life improving health care and preventing harm caused by health care; the IOM reminds us the mission continues.