Patient Safety and Quality Care

This programme has research emphasis on enhancing nurses’ role in the provision of care in patient safety.

Nurses’ role encompasses recognising and responding to clinical deterioration, improving interprofessional and intraprofessional collaborative practice among healthcare providers, and building nursing workforce capability and competency. The ultimate goal is to improve quality and safety in healthcare.

Chair: Prof Sok Ying LIAW

Core Members: Dr Weiling CHUA, Dr Brigitte WOO, Dr Wentao ZHOU

Associated Members: Dr Tanushri ROY

Publications

  • Chua WL, Rusli KDB, Aitken LM.. Early warning scores for sepsis identification and prediction of in-hospital mortality in adults with sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs. 2024 Jun;33(6):2005-2018. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17061. Epub 2024 Feb 20.. 10.1111/jocn.17061

  • Hong JQY, Chua WL, Smith D, Huang CM, Goh QLP, Liaw SY.. Collaborative practice among general ward staff on escalating care in clinical deterioration: A systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Sep;32(17-18):6165-6178. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16743. Epub 2023 May 8.. 10.1111/jocn.16743

  • Chua WL, Wee LC, Lim JYG, Yeo MLK, Jones D, Tan CK, Khan FA, Liaw SY.. Automated rapid response system activation-Impact on nurses' attitudes and perceptions towards recognising and responding to clinical deterioration: Mixed-methods study. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Sep;32(17-18):6322-6338. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16734. Epub 2023 Apr 23.. 10.1111/jocn.16734

  • Chua WL, Teh CS, Basri MABA, Ong ST, Phang NQQ, Goh EL.. Nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing patients with sepsis: A multi-site cross-sectional study. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Feb;79(2):616-629. doi: 10.1111/jan.15435. Epub 2022 Sep 7.. 10.1111/jan.15435

  • Chua WL, Smith D, Wee LC, Ting KC, Yeo MLK, Mordiffi SZ, Liaw SY.. Development and psychometric evaluation of the Attitudes Towards Recognising Early and Noticeable Deterioration (ATREND) scale. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Jun;32(11-12):2684-2699. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16350. Epub 2022 May 8.. 10.1111/jocn.16350

  • Ho JT, See MTA, Tan AJQ, Levett-Jones T, Lau TC, Zhou W, Liaw SY.. Healthcare professionals' experiences of interprofessional collaboration in patient education: A systematic review. Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Nov;116:107965. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107965. Epub 2023 Sep 1.. 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107965