Title Your patient safety survival guide : how to protect yourself and others from medical errors / Gretchen LeFever Watson

Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages) : illustrations Contents Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Help Me, Heal Me, Don't Harm Me: How Healthcare Frequently Injures Patients; CHAPTER 2. What Seems Too Simple to Matter Could Save Your Life: Leverage the Power of Safety Habits; CHAPTER 3. Make It a Bad Day to Be a Bug: Prevent the Spread of Dangerous Infections; CHAPTER 4. Oops! Eliminate Mistakes during Surgery and Other Procedures; CHAPTER 5. Deadly Doses and Dangerous Drugs: Avoid Medication Errors and the Overuse of Opiates; CHAPTER 6. Beyond the Bedside: Improve Patient Safety One Community at a Time CHAPTER 7. Acceptance, Apology, and Forgiveness: Safeguard the Lives of Patients and Healthcare ProvidersNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author Summary Medical errors happen all the time. Yet, it's not enough to rely on the health care system itself to remedy the problems. Patients must be aware of the risks and involved in the solutions. Here, the author looks at the most common risks, offers solutions patients can employ, and considers approaches to solving problems where they exist Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index Notes Print version record Subject Medical errors -- Prevention. Patients -- Medical care -- Safety measures Hospitals -- Safety measures Cross infection -- Prevention Diagnostic errors -- Prevention Patient advocacy. Patient education. Physician and patient. Patients -- Civil rights. Patient Safety Medical Errors -- prevention & control Cross Infection -- prevention & control Patient Advocacy Patient Education as Topic Physician-Patient Relations Patients -- Civil rights Cross infection -- Prevention Hospitals -- Safety measures Medical errors -- Prevention Patient advocacy Patient education Physician and patient Form Electronic book ISBN 1538102102 9781538102107

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