title: 'Culture of safety' sets tone for improvement.
abstract: Before you implement patient safety initiatives, build a strong foundation of safety awareness among your staff. Then, institute multiple solutions to achieve the most wide-ranging results possible. Have several of your senior nurses give staff presentations, with each discussing key patient safety considerations in their specialty. Use 'patient flow managers' at remote locations to monitor and critique staff performance in real time. Employ manufacturing-based process improvement such as lean methodology to uncover additional opportunities to enhance safety.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009657:North Carolina; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000592:standards*