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

Each year, one out of every four hospital patients in the United States will be harmed by the care they receive. Over 400,000 will die as a result. Watson delivers a patient-centered blueprint on how to transform the patient-safety movement, and provides key safety habits that people must learn to r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Gretchen LeFever, 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Help me, heal me, don't harm me : how healthcare frequently injures patients
  • What seems too simple to matter could save your life : leverage the power of safety habits
  • Make it a bad day to be a bug : prevent the spread of dangerous infections
  • Oops! : eliminate mistakes during surgery and other procedures
  • Deadly doses and dangerous drugs : avoid medication errors and the overuse of opiates
  • Beyond the bedside : improve patient safety one community at a time
  • Acceptance, apology, and forgiveness : safeguard the lives of patients and healthcare providers.