Patient safety and human factors
Develop your understanding of patient safety and safety improvement methods to make systems of care more reliable. Here you will learn more about developing a culture of safety and the things that support or hinder the way people work.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will I learn?
- overview of patient safety, the NMC Code and RCN Principles of Nursing Practice
- how attitudes and behaviours contribute towards developing a culture of safety
- importance of making healthcare more reliable
- human factors as standard in education and training
- designing better systems to influence the way teams work together
- the human factors model and the impact on practice
- ways people are working to improve system safety
- information about the Patient Safety Learning hub and its resources.
Resource last reviewed
7 Jan 2022
Resource lead
The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.
