Patient Safety for Future Health Care Professionals

25.8.2025 - 22.5.2026

5 cr

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Patient safety culture Human factors Process of patient safety incident Patient injury prevention Individual and system approach in patient safety work. Team work skills, CRM Patients and relatives in patient safety culture. Health care systems in patient safety

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Scope

5 cr

Code

OS00CG02

A student can itemize the significant parts of patient safety entirety and creates a bigger picture of patient safety culture. The student understands the importance of human factors in the occurrence of an incident. Students are able to evaluate the effects of various factors on the emergence of a hazard and find different options to prevent patient injury. The student understands the differences between the individual and the system approach and this model of thinking in the development of patient safety. The student gains tools for their own teamwork skills by analyzing teamwork. The student analyzes the progress of a hazard incident using the root cause analysis tool. The student takes into account the importance of the involvement of the patient and his / her relatives in ensuring patient safety. The student applies patient safety knowledge he/she gained during this course to develop patient safety in one event/part of health (or social) care. The student understands health care as a high risk area due to complicated processes and multiprofessional work. The student's positive and enthusiastic attitude towards patient safety work is developed.

Organiser

Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu