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The campaign and QSEN initiatives are related in that both attempt to improve patient safety. The Zero campaign is a call for healthcare organizations to strive for zero preventable harm caused by medical care, whereas the QSEN initiative aims to prepare nurses with competencies necessary to deliver safe and effective care.
No, achieving zero (no errors) in healthcare is not achievable. Despite any safety measures put in place, human error can never be completely eliminated from the healthcare setting due to complexity of care delivery and presence of multiple variables out of an individual’s control. Therefore it is important that healthcare systems have processes in place which allow them to identify errors and proactively address them so as minimize their impact on patient safety.