Safety. What exactly does that mean? Is it having policies and procedures in place to assist in guiding the nurses to a safer practice? Is it providing the right resources at the bedside for the nurses and pharmacy staff to complete their work? Is it adding a practice like bar coding  to decrease the amount of medication errors? Is it adding a electronic library on the work computer for easy access of medication information? These are all exampled of systems put into place to assist with providing safe care to our patients. The ultimate goal of safety is to lessen harm to the patients (Barnsteiner, 2011).  We must start looking for innovative ways to bring safety to the bedside everyday! It is all of our responsibility, so start looking for ways to bring safety to your hospital! Develop your culture of safety! 

Reference:
Barnsteiner, J. (2011). Teaching the Culture of Safety. Online Journal of Issues In Nursing, 16(3), 1. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol16No03Man05