Advancing Patient Safety Through Nursing Science: New Paper Alert!

As a WHO Collaborating Centre, we are committed to advancing patient safety as an integral part of nursing. Nurses are the backbone of healthcare systems and are pivotal in preventing harm, reducing risks, and ensuring high-quality care delivery. Yet, ongoing challenges such as workforce shortages, systemic inefficiencies, and gaps in translating evidence into practice continue to threaten safety outcomes.

Advancing Patient Safety Through Nursing Science

Our WHO Collaborating Centre is proud to share three new publications in internationally recognized journals, advancing nursing’s role in patient safety. These papers address how Just Culture, data-driven improvement, and workforce resilience are essential to safer healthcare systems worldwide.

  • Glarcher, M., & Vaismoradi, M. (2025). Promoting just culture in nursing education: A systematic integrative review on enhancing patient safety. Nurse Education Today, 152, 106776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106776
    • This review explores how ‘Just Culture’, a system-focused, blame-free approach to learning from errors, can be embedded into nursing education. It concludes that open communication, standardized reporting systems, and student engagement are vital for building a culture of safety.

 

  • Ferguson, C., Vaismoradi, M., & Glarcher, M. (2025). What’s the Point of Quality and Safety Auditing in Healthcare if Nurses Don’t Use Data to Drive Improvement? Journal of Advanced Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70050
    • This article highlights the limitations of safety audits when data is not actively used by nurses to improve practice. It emphasizes behaviour change strategies and feedback systems to ensure audits drive real improvements in patient safety.

 

  • Glarcher, M., Ferguson, C., Patch, M., Steven, A., & Vaismoradi, M. (2025). Addressing Nurse Shortages and Pandemic Responses to Enhance Patient Safety Within Global Health Challenges. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16834
    • This editorial examines how global nurse shortages and pandemic pressures compromise safe care. It calls for systemic reforms to strengthen workforce resilience, integrate innovative care models, and protect patient safety during crises.

Together, these publications strengthen the global evidence base for nursing leadership in patient safety, because safe patients depend on safe, supported nurses.

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