This activity focuses on the understanding of adverse events and their effects on patients and families. A deeper understanding of how adverse events occur leads to the innovation of safer pract

This activity focuses on the understanding of adverse events and their effects on patients and families. A deeper understanding of how adverse events occur leads to the innovation of safer practices. As future registered nurses you will have a leadership role in identifying, preventing, and responding to adverse events, as well as the creation of safer practices in your practice environment through various means.
This activity will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of adverse events and your role in them. You will, through this unit and through clinical practice begin to identify situations that may lead to adverse events and be able to act as leader in preventing them. Watch the following video to understand how as registered nurses we can directly impact our patient’s safety in the moment

As a result of his own personal experience, Martin Bromiley founded the Clinical Human Factors Group in 2007. Today, this group brings together experts, clinicians and enthusiasts who have an interest in placing the understanding of human factors at the heart of improving patient safety.
Reflection: When you heard Martin say, “you will be pleased to know they all returned to work”
How did you feel? What were you thinking and feeling? What did you learn about yourself and/or the scenario? Please post your reflection in the forum.