Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
J Patient Saf. 2012 Mar;8(1):30-5. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182468138.
Ensuring the safe care of patients in any health-care setting is paramount for all health-care professionals. Recent research has shown that there are thousands of preventable adverse events happening each year in health care. As a result of these findings, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute was established in 2003 with a mandate to ensure the safety of health care in Canada.
One strategy to assist with this goal was the development of an interprofessional competences framework to help improve patient safety across the health-care continuum.
This paper will report on the framework development process, which resulted in the identification of 6 domains that represent overall patient safety competencies. The domains are as follows: (1) contribute to a culture of patient safety; (2) work in teams for patient safety; (3) communicate effectively for patient safety; (4) manage safety risks; (5) optimize human and environmental factors; and (6) recognize, respond to, and disclose adverse events.
The intent of this framework is that these domains, including the underlying knowledge, skills, and attitude competencies, can be applied to all health-care professionals in any setting. In addition, as one explores each competency, it is evident that an interprofessional approach is essential to ensuring patient safety.
确保任何医疗环境中患者的安全护理是所有医疗保健专业人员的首要任务。最近的研究表明，每年在医疗保健中都会发生数千起可预防的不良事件。由于这些发现，加拿大患者安全研究所于 2003 年成立，其任务是确保加拿大医疗保健的安全性。
为了实现这一目标，采取了一项战略，即制定一项跨专业能力框架，以帮助改善整个医疗保健连续体的患者安全。
本文将报告框架开发过程，该过程确定了代表整体患者安全能力的 6 个领域。这些领域如下：（1）为患者安全文化做出贡献；（2）为患者安全团队合作；（3）有效沟通以确保患者安全；（4）管理安全风险；（5）优化人力和环境因素；（6）识别、应对和披露不良事件。
该框架的目的是，这些领域，包括基础的知识、技能和态度能力，可以应用于任何环境中的所有医疗保健专业人员。此外，当探索每个能力时，很明显，确保患者安全需要采用跨专业方法。
