title: Mentoring staff members as patient safety leaders: the Clarian Safe Passage Program.
abstract: This article describes a second element of the Synergy Model of Patient Care implemented by Clarian Health Partners of Indiana. The Clarian Safe Passage Program is a unique approach to the promotion of patient safety. In this program, frontline staff nurses are trained to serve as Safe Passage nurses, who are unit-based safety experts. These nurses mentor each other and their peers in acquiring patient safety expertise and promoting a free flow of information to avert actual and potential errors in health care delivery.
authors.affiliation: Clarian Health Partners, 575 N. West Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5205, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rapala
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007600:Judgment; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D013850:Thinking; D013996:Time and Motion Studies