For more than a decade, health care organizations have stepped up their efforts to
promote patient safety. Nurses, as patient advocates, understand that critical communication
and teamwork are key elements in moving toward a culture of patient safety.
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The value of sound communication is fundamental to the prevention of sentinel events.
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Yet, during critical situations, a nurse may not feel empowered to speak up when
a patient is at imminent risk of harm.
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In an effort to improve communication, a standardized communication technique called
“time out for patient safety” was developed to provide universally accepted critical
language for these situations and empower nurses to assert themselves.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Biography
Anne Meginniss, Member, ENA New Hampshire Chapter, is Educational Coordinator, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA.
Biography
Frances Damian, Member, Boston Chapter, is Director of Nursing/Patient Services, Emergency Services, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA.
Biography
Francine Falvo is Staff Nurse, Emergency Services, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 18, 2011
Accepted:
April 10,
2011
Received in revised form:
January 10,
2011
Received:
August 5,
2010
Footnotes
☆Section Editors: Reneé S. Holleran, APRN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN, FNP-BC, and Andrew D. Harding, RN, MS, CEN, NEA-BC, FAHA
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