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Quality Care
Movement
Kacy McMurry
USF College of Nursing
Objectives
Definition and purpose of patient safety
and quality improvement
Institute of Medicine
Concepts
Quality of care should be continually
improved and health care workers should
be trained to do so (Institute of Medicine,
2003)
Significance to Nursing
Nurses provide direct patient care; they
have opportunity to reduce errors
Significance to Nursing
Student
Students must learn how to communicate
in health care setting
Conclusion
Quality care and patient safety are
improved by one another
References
Institute of Medicine (IOM). (2003). The core competencies
needed for health care professionals. Health Professionals
Education: A Bridge to Quality. Retrieved fromhttp
://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221519 /