99241 - Gestione del rischio (IMOLA)

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to identify the general principles of clinical risk management as applied to the nursing profession. In particular, the student will be able to identify the taxonomy and causes of undesirable events, the main risk management tools and risk areas in nursing, and the responsibilities of the nurse as applied to the management of nursing risks.

Course contents

1. Introduction to patient safety

• General overview of clinical risk
• Risk management and patient safety evolution and progress
• Epidemiology of clinical risk

2. Clinical risk management tools

• Methodologies for analyzing clinical and care processes
• Hospital risk mapping and assessment
• Incident and near miss event reporting systems: Incident reporting, Ministry of Health Sentinel Event Reporting Information System- SIMES
• Reactive incident analysis tools (Significant event audit-SEA, Root Cause Analysis-RCA)
• Proactive analysis tools (FMEA/FMECA, safety visits, direct observations)

3. Best practices and recommendations for safe care

4. Communication and patient safety

• Communication: cause of adverse events (undesiderable events)
• Action after Adverse Events in Healthcare

5. Engaging patients, family and caregivers to improve safe care

Readings/Bibliography

Cinotti, R., 2004. La gestione del rischio nelle organizzazioni sanitarie. Roma: Il pensiero scientifico editore.

Fidelia, C., La Regina, M., Ricciardi, W. & Tartaglia, R., 2022. Manuale di sicurezza del paziente e gestione del rischio clinico - Handbook of patient safety and clinical risk management. Perugia: Cultura e Salute.

Martini, M. & Pelati, C., 2011. La gestione del rischio clinico. Milano: McGrawHill.

Ministero della Salute, Governo clinico e sicurezza delle cure 2022. Raccomandazioni del Ministero. [Online]
Available at: https://www.salute.gov.it/portale/sicurezzaCure/homeSicurezzaCure.jsp

Vincent, C., 2007. Patient safety - La sicurezza del paziente - Edizione Italiana di Bellandi, Pascu, Romano, Tartaglia. Roma: Esse editrice srl.

Vincent, C., 2010. La sicurezza del paziente - Edizione Italiana di Tartaglia, Albolino e Bellandi. 2nd a cura di Milano: Springer- Verlag Italia 2011.

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson.

Assessment methods

Written exam.

The written examination consists of 15 questions: 14 multiple-choice and 1 open-ended. Each multiple-choice question is worth 0.5 points and the open-ended question can earn a maximum of 3 points. A score of 6 is the minimum required to pass. Grades for this course are on a scale of one to ten.

Teaching tools

PC with projector, books, and articles.

Office hours

See the website of Martina Bartoli