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Measuring patient safety /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Newhouse, Robin Purdy, Poe, Stephanie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2005]
Subjects:
Hospitals > Safety measures.
Patients > Safety measures.
Nursing.
Hospitals.
Medical Errors > prevention & control > Nurses' Instruction.
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) > Nurses' Instruction.
Patient Satisfaction > Nurses' Instruction.
Risk Assessment > Nurses' Instruction.
Safety Management > Nurses' Instruction.
Self-Evaluation Programs > Nurses' Instruction.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Patient safety as a measure of healthcare quality
  • Using performance improvement to support patient safety
  • Moving forward: planning a safety project
  • Rapid cycle safety improvement
  • The metrics of measuring patient safety
  • Dissemination of findings
  • Safer care for patients on mechanical ventilation
  • Medication reconciliation in the ICU
  • Chemotherapy safety
  • Preventing patient aggression: assessment and reporting as first steps
  • Resource for conducting a safety project.