Human Errors in Nursing - Viewpoints on Patient Safety

This course is suitable for second year students who have done at least two clinical training periods. The course is held fully online and it is done independently.

The student searches and recognizes factors that are influencing on patient safety. The student learns the main concepts of patient safety and understands what kind of human errors in nursing are jeopardizing the patient safety. The student uses evidence based critical thinking while observing the nursing environment. The student learns how to prevent and how to report on risk factors in patient safety. The student learns to act professionally and maintaining patient safety.