Patient-centered care and patient safety: A model for nurse educators

Safe practice is a basic goal of nursing education. Despite recent highly visible efforts to include safety content within nursing curricula, there is evidence that safety education remains inconsistent. This article develops an evidence-based patient-centered care model with safety as a vital component. It provides a framework and examples for associate degree nursing programs in which safety education can be embedded into existing student experiences and focused on the patient in an efficient, realistic manner.