The Importance of Talking About Medical Errors and Patient Safety with Dr. Julie Seimers

On today's episode, I interview Dr. Julie Siemers, DNP, MSN, RN about the importance of acknowledging medical errors and ways to improve patient safety.

Dr. Julie Siemers is a patient safety consultant, industry nurse leader, and educator. She is also the founder of Lifebeat Solutions and the author of the bestselling book ‘Surviving Your Hospital Stay: A Nurse Educator's Guide to Staying Safe and Living to Tell About It.’

She spent 15 years in nursing education, serving in roles ranging from Professor to Dean, and as Executive Director at a large nursing university in California. She has a rich background in direct patient care, with experience in various roles on the medical/surgical care floor, in the Intensive Care Unit, the emergency department, and the trauma resuscitation department at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Additionally, she served as a flight nurse on a trauma helicopter for 10 years.

On this riveting episode we disuss some big takeaways that are important for improving your clinical practice as well as making patient care safer!

1. Count your respirations! Really count them. :)
2. Call the Rapid Response!
3. Speak up!
4. Treat your patients as if they are your family members!

Thank you, Dr. Julie for some interesting and important information about how to make the hospital setting safer.

It takes a village!

Best,

Nicole