| Description |
xxi, 478 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events -- Basic principles of patient safety -- Safety, quality, and value -- Medication errors -- Surgical errors -- Diagnostic errors -- Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface -- Transition and handoff errors -- Teamwork and communication errors -- Healthcare-associated infections -- Other complications of healthcare -- Patient safety in the ambulatory setting -- Information technology -- Reporting systems, root cause analysis, and other methods of understanding safety issues -- Creating a culture of safety -- Workforce issues -- Education and training issues -- The malpractice system -- Accountability -- Accreditation and regulations -- The role of patients -- Organizing a safety program |
| Summary |
Understanding Patient Safety, Second Edition is the essential book for anyone seeking to learn the core clinical, organizational, and systems issues of patient safety.This book is filled with valuable cases and analyses, as well as tables, graphics, references, and tools |
| Analysis |
Medicine |
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Nursing |
| Notes |
Previous 1st ed. 2008 edited by Lynne Currie |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical errors -- Prevention.
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Medical errors -- Great Britain -- Prevention.
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Patients -- Care -- Great Britain.
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Medicine -- Practice -- Safety measures.
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Patients -- Safety measures.
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Medical Errors -- prevention & control.
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Patient Safety.
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Safety Management -- methods.
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| LC no. |
2011042733 |
| ISBN |
0071765786 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780071765787 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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