Māori nurse practitioners: The intersection of patient safety and culturally safe care from an Indigenous lens.

Background: Dynamic and complex health systems require innovative and adaptive solutions to support patient safety and achieve equitable health outcomes for Indigenous populations. Understanding the ways by which Indigenous (and specifically Māori) nurse practitioners (NPs) practice patient safety is key to enhancing Indigenous health outcomes in predominantly westernized healthcare systems.

Aim: To describe Māori NPs perspectives on patient safety when caring for Māori and understand how Māori NPs deliver safe health care.