Self-Reported Patient Safety Competence among Nursing, Respiratory Care, and Nuclear Medicine Technology Students.

Aims: Having a culture of safety in an organization is necessary for providers to feel comfortable reporting and discussing medical errors so that solutions can be devised to decrease their occurrence. The purpose of this study was to describe self-reported patient safety competence among nursing, respiratory care, and nuclear medicine technology students.

Design: A descriptive study was conducted in a public university.

Nursing Students' Perceptions of Safety and Communication Issues in the Clinical Setting.

Background: The purpose of this study is to describe nursing students' perceptions of safety issues and communication in clinical settings.

Method: A descriptive study of nursing students' perceptions of safety and communication in clinical settings was conducted at a state university in the northeastern United States. Study participants consisted of 196 junior- and senior-level undergraduate nursing students in a baccalaureate program.

Fostering Student Success: Turning Off Practice Assessment Rationales to Improve Proctored Assessment Scores.

Preparing students with opportunities to practice critical thinking skills is essential to success on the National Council Licensure Examination. This pilot study was conducted to explore the effectiveness of turning off practice assessment answers and rationales on a standardized examination. A retrospective study compared students' scores when rationales were turned on and turned off.

Using active engagement to teach leadership.

The current health care climate requires nurses to demonstrate leadership competencies. Incorporating leadership strategies into nursing continuing education is accomplished through methods such as role-play and clinical simulation activities. Simulation helps nurses to care for multiple patients, effectively delegate, consider quality and safety issues, and communicate effectively with health care team members.