OPEN ACCESS DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCE in English, Spanish, Portuguese
Nursing and Patient Safety Course (course link to left)
Nursing and Patient Safety Course (course link to left)
- This course is designed to be an integrated synthesis of up-to-date, authoritative recommendations regarding nursing care as it relates to today's most pressing patient safety concerns. To that end, the content of this course is drawn from several sources. The most important of these is the set of Patient Safety Solutions put forth by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint Commission. The Patient Safety Solutions address key threats to patient safety with specific recommendations for prevention of harm to patients and the minimization of risk. The nine Patient Safety Solutions have been grouped thematically into seven modules. Four additional modules include other topics that are fundamental to the nurse's role in promoting patient safety.
- This course is made available through he collaboration of: WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Human Resources Development and Patient Safety of the School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) at University of Miami with collaboration of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) & International Network for Nursing and Patient Safety (INNAPS)
THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI): OPEN SCHOOL
IHI Open School of Latin America and the Caribbean (course link to the left)
IHI Open School of Latin America and the Caribbean (course link to the left)
- The IHI Open School for health professionals provides training and essential tools in an online, educational community. These courses have been translated for Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The mission of IHI is five fold: Improvement Capability, Person- and Family-Centered Care, Patient Safety, Quality-Cost-Value, and Triple (Quadruple) Aim for Populations.
International Resources
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
European Union
Forum of University Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA)
International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Medecins Sans Frontieres
NCD Alliance
Pfizer Foundation
Sigma Theta Tau International
The International Council of Nurses (ICN)
The World Bank
Union of International Associations (UIA)
United Nations
World Health Organization