Understanding Patient Safety

摘要: Everything you need to deliver safe patient care or improve safety in your organization "This easy-to-read book provides an excellent overview of the movement United States...The author has written a useful for professional who needs foundation principles and theory. The also multitude resources interested gaining more in-depth knowledge strategies proponents movement."--Journal Healthcare Quality Understanding Patient Safety is essential anyone seeking learn key clinical, organizational, systems issues safety. Written lively accessible style by one world's leaders fields quality, filled with valuable cases analyses, as well up-to-date tables, graphics, references, tools -- all designed introduce field medical, nursing, pharmacy, hospital administration, other trainees, be go-to experienced clinicians non-clinicians alike. Features: Concise coverage core All insights help understand prevent broad range errors: including medication errors, surgical diagnostic errors at man-machine interface, nursing-related A focus on how reporting systems, teamwork training, simulation, malpractice system, information technology can impact quality practical implement effective program both ambulatory settings Realistic case studies that illustrate points clarify pivotal concepts detailed glossary, tools, websites, graphics