Bedside Safety Huddles to Manage a Complex Obstetric Case

Nurs Womens Health. 2017 Jun-Jul;21(3):166-173. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2017.04.004.

Abstract

Multidisciplinary communication is essential to safety in health care. Safety huddles offer an opportunity to develop and implement a standardized care plan to improve outcomes. This is especially true for complex obstetric cases. By conducting huddles at the bedside, a health care team can receive useful input from women and their families. This article describes our team's use of safety huddles in the care of a woman with a complex health history and highlights the benefit of performing safety huddles at the bedside to improve team function and optimize outcomes.

Keywords: bedside safety huddle; family-centered care; multidisciplinary communication; perinatal safety; safety huddle.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Communication*
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Family Nursing / methods*
  • Family Nursing / standards
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations*
  • Nifedipine / pharmacology
  • Nifedipine / therapeutic use
  • Patient Care Team / standards*
  • Patient Outcome Assessment
  • Patient Safety / standards*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / therapy

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Nifedipine