title: Implementation of patient safety rounds in a children's hospital.
abstract: Many healthcare organizations have implemented patient safety initiatives aimed at creating a safer healthcare environment. At North Carolina Children's Hospital at University of North Carolina Hospitals, patient safety rounds were established in the fall of 2005. Rounds are held weekly and involve all members of the healthcare team. Senior leadership actively participates and helps staff seek out solutions for the identified issues. Within the first year of operation, 191 issues were identified, of which 58% were resolved. Rounds continue to occur and have expanded over to the Women's services. Other initiatives such as Just Culture and Six Sigma have been established and help further cultivate a climate that strives toward optimizing patient safety.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Children's Hospital Inpatient Units, North Carolina Children's Hospital, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. pyee@unch.unc.edu
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: Melanie L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gleason
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009657:North Carolina; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States