| Sumario: | • Associate-degree nurse educators need proven methods to teach patient safety. • A brief learning module can boost knowledge and confidence to voice safety concerns. • Nurse educators may use this study as a template to design patient safety training. The number of medical errors in the United States is estimated to be up to 250,000 per year. Nurses are critical to patient safety; however, few nursing programs include curricula focused on system-level elements that foster patient safety or experiential training on graded assertiveness communication techniques. This study examined the effectiveness of a safety-focused educational intervention for 22 students in an associate-degree nursing (ADN) program at a rural technical college in the Southeastern United States. The investigator used videos, lectures, discussions, and role-play to teach students about system-level elements that foster patient safety and a graded assertiveness communication technique. To evaluate effectiveness, a survey measured students' self-reported knowledge of patient safety concepts and levels of confidence in voicing safety concerns. Statistical analysis of aggregated pre- and post- intervention survey results demonstrated significant gains in both self-reported knowledge of patient safety concepts and levels of confidence in voicing safety concerns. Findings suggest that a brief but focused educational module such as the one described may be a suitable and effective approach to improving ADN students' knowledge and confidence regarding patient safety.
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