A Delphi Study to Elicit Policies for Nurse Workforce based on Patient Safety.
10.11111/jkana.2014.20.2.215
- Author:
Sung Ok CHANG
1
;
Byoung Sook LEE
;
Jong Im KIM
;
Sung Rae SHIN
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Patients' safety;
Policies;
Nursing workforce
- MeSH:
Accreditation;
Delphi Technique*;
Education, Nursing;
Nursing;
Nursing Care;
Nursing Services;
Patient Safety*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2014;20(2):215-226
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to suggest policies for nurse workforce based on patient safety. METHODS: The two steps in developing the items were items related to what would be desirable policies and items on how the policies should be developed for patient safety regarding nurse workforce. A literature review was done and suggestions from experts through two rounds using the Delphi technique were outlined. The fifteen experts who participated in this study were six representatives of service consumers and nine representatives of service providers (four medical doctors and fives nurses). RESULTS: To guarantee patient safety, accreditation of nursing practice and nursing education were found to be necessary, and to prevent medical and nursing accidents in clinical practice, the professional judgement of the nurses was found to be pivotal to the provision of safe nursing services. CONCLUSION: Polices on nursing for the nurse workforce based on patient safety in clinical settings should be established to ensure that nursing care is provided according to the nurses' clinical judgements based on their professional knowledge and assessment skills.
