Student nurses require a supportive environment when exercising their moral obligation for patient safety

Abstract

Commentary on: Fisher M, Kiernan M. Student nurses’ lived experience of patient safety and raising concerns. Nurse Education Today , 2019, 77: 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.02.015 Patient safety per the National Patient Safety 2019 standards1—is a global concern and central to quality patient care. Nurses and other healthcare providers, health educators and leaders have a moral and professional obligation to ensure patient safety. Acute care and ambulatory patient settings alike uphold patient safety that necessitates patient care stakeholders’ alignment of healthcare safety and health workers’ quality competencies.2 An ongoing pedagogical approach whereby European healthcare students learn patient safety from observations and reflections …