Quality and safety in healthcare and nursing practice- JUST CULTURE

JUST CULTURE

As an alternative to a punitive system, application of the Just Culture model, which has been widely used in the aviation industry, seeks to create an environment that encourages individuals to report mistakes so that the precursors to errors can be better understood in order to fix the system issues.

– American Nurses Association, 2010

Mistakes happen. There is no way to avoid all mistakes, so how might your practice change if the reporting of mistakes was welcomed, versus penalized? How might this lead to a better understanding of quality improvement and safety needs? How might patient safety be improved?

For this Discussion, consider the role of just culture in your organization. Reflect on your experience with just culture and consider how this model might support patient care.

Reference:

American Nurses Association. (2010). Just culture [Position statement]. https://www.nursingworld.org/~4afe07/globalassets/…

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE:

• Review the Learning Resources for this week, and reflect on your experiences with just culture.

Consider how just culture connects to quality and safety. What is the role of the DNP-prepared nurse in promoting just culture in organizations and nursing practice? 

There is no way to avoid all mistakes

How might your practice change if the reporting of mistakes was welcomed, versus penalized??

How might this lead to a better understanding of quality improvement and safety needs?

How might patient safety be improved?

Consider the role of just culture in your organization

Reflect on your experience with just culture and consider how this model might support patient care.

Post an explanation of whether your organization uses a just culture

Explain how this might impact quality and safety for your healthcare organization, and why

What is the DNP-prepared nurse’s role in supporting a just culture environment in a healthcare organization?