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Understanding Patient Safety
By: Robert M. WachtereBook Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
Format: ePub Encrypted (DRM)
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Everything you need to deliver safe patient care or to improve patient safety in your organization
"This easy-to-read book provides an excellent overview of the patient safety movement in the United States....The author has written a useful book for the professional who needs a foundation in patient safety principles and theory. The book also provides a multitude of resources for the professional interested in gaining a more in-depth knowledge of the strategies and proponents of the patient safety movement."-- Journal for Healthcare Quality
Understanding Patient Safety is the essential book for anyone seeking to learn the key clinical, organizational, and systems issues in patient safety. Written in a lively and accessible style by one of the world's leaders in the fields of patient safety and quality, Understanding Patient Safety is filled with valuable cases and analyses, as well as up-to-date tables, graphics, references, and tools -- all designed to introduce the patient safety field to medical, nursing, pharmacy, hospital administration, and other trainees, and to be the go-to book for experienced clinicians and non-clinicians alike.
Features:
Concise coverage of the core principles of patient safety All the key insights to help you understand and prevent a broad range of errors: including medication errors, surgical errors, diagnostic errors, errors at the man-machine interface, and nursing-related errors A focus on how reporting systems, teamwork training, simulation, the malpractice system, and information technology can impact patient safety and quality A practical overview on how to implement an effective safety program in both hospital and ambulatory settings Realistic case studies that illustrate key points and clarify pivotal concepts A detailed glossary, key references, and useful tools, websites, tables, and graphics
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| Title of eBook: Understanding Patient Safety | |
| Release Date: 10-05-2007 | |
| Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional |
This eBook download is available in the following formats:
| Parent title | Understanding Patient Safety |
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| Encrypted (DRM) | Yes |
| SKU | 9785551724209 |
| File size | 2376 |
| Security | n/a |
| Printing | Allowed |
| Copying | Allowed |
| Read aloud | No Sys requirements Download reader |
| Devices | Samsung Tablet, Apple Ipad & Iphone, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo eReader, Aluratek Libre, Iliad, Nokia, Blackberry, Hanlin |
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