Will Susan Brown, Hennicke Kyle P, Jacobs Loretta S, O'Neill Loraine M, Raab Cheryl A
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-5201, USA.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006 May-Jun;35(3):417-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00057.x.
Medical malpractice premiums and costs of obstetric claims, settlements, and jury awards are at an all-time high. This article describes one professional liability company's initiative to promote safer perinatal care and decrease costs of claims, including the development of the perinatal patient safety nurse role. The primary responsibility of the perinatal patient safety nurse is to promote safe care for mothers and babies by keeping patient safety as a focus of all unit operations and clinical practices.
医疗事故保险费以及产科索赔、和解和陪审团裁决的成本均创历史新高。本文介绍了一家专业责任公司为促进更安全的围产期护理并降低索赔成本所采取的举措,包括围产期患者安全护士这一角色的设立。围产期患者安全护士的主要职责是通过将患者安全作为所有科室运营和临床实践的重点,来促进对母婴的安全护理。