Improving Patient Safety Through Effective Nurse-Patient Communication
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63278/jicrcr.vi.846Keywords:
Nursing ethics, patient advocacy, autonomy, confidentiality, healthcare ethics, resource constraints, interdisciplinary collaboration.Abstract
Background
There has been a considerable increase in risk to patient safety. 40 million people are harmed in healthcare due to safety issues. This creates high death rates and lowers the efficiency level of the healthcare organisation. However, studies have demonstrated that Nurse-patient communication can increase the level of patient safety
Methodology
Mixed method research was performed where in primary qualitative data collection interview was performed and in the quantitative paradigm, the survey was performed. 3 nurses were involved in the interview and 20 patients were selected for the survey.
Findings
From the data collected through the interview, it has been found that risk factors to patient safety are due to burnout in patients, lack of staffing and lack of technological understanding. From the quantitative analysis, the survey result indicated most of the respondents were female and aged between 51-70 which showed a statistic. The correlation values also showed a positive correlation between communication and patient safety while reducing medical errors.
Conclusion
From the study, it can be concluded that communication between patients and nurses significantly impacts the safety of the patients. Enhancement of communication can improve the safety of the patient.
