Ballard Karen A
Practice and Governmental Affairs Program, New York State Nurses Association, USA.
Online J Issues Nurs. 2003;8(3):4.
Patient safety is an essential and vital component of quality nursing care. However, the nation's health care system is prone to errors, and can be detrimental to safe patient care, as a result of basic systems flaws. A variety of stakeholders (society in general; patients; individual nurses; nursing educators, administrators, and researchers; physicians; governments and legislative bodies; professional associations; and accrediting agencies) are responsible for ensuring that patient care is safely delivered and that no harm occurs to patients. The responsibility of these stakeholders in addressing patient safety in the context of a nursing shortage is discussed, along with specific actions they have taken, and can continue to take, to promote safe care.
患者安全是优质护理的重要且关键组成部分。然而，由于基本系统缺陷，国家医疗保健系统容易出错，可能对患者安全护理造成损害。各种利益相关者（一般社会；患者；个体护士；护理教育工作者、管理人员和研究人员；医生；政府和立法机构；专业协会；以及认证机构）负责确保安全提供患者护理且患者不受伤害。本文讨论了这些利益相关者在护理短缺背景下解决患者安全问题的责任，以及他们为促进安全护理已采取和可继续采取的具体行动。
