Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions
Title | Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1983-01-01 |
Genre | Hospitals |
ISBN | 9780872583023 |
Keeping Patients Safe
Title | Keeping Patients Safe PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 485 |
Release | 2004-03-27 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309187362 |
Building on the revolutionary Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Keeping Patients Safe lays out guidelines for improving patient safety by changing nurses' working conditions and demands. Licensed nurses and unlicensed nursing assistants are critical participants in our national effort to protect patients from health care errors. The nature of the activities nurses typically perform â€" monitoring patients, educating home caretakers, performing treatments, and rescuing patients who are in crisis â€" provides an indispensable resource in detecting and remedying error-producing defects in the U.S. health care system. During the past two decades, substantial changes have been made in the organization and delivery of health care â€" and consequently in the job description and work environment of nurses. As patients are increasingly cared for as outpatients, nurses in hospitals and nursing homes deal with greater severity of illness. Problems in management practices, employee deployment, work and workspace design, and the basic safety culture of health care organizations place patients at further risk. This newest edition in the groundbreaking Institute of Medicine Quality Chasm series discusses the key aspects of the work environment for nurses and reviews the potential improvements in working conditions that are likely to have an impact on patient safety.
Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions
Title | Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions PDF eBook |
Author | American Hospital Association |
Publisher | [Chicago, Ill.] : American Hospital Pub. |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1983-01-01 |
Genre | Hospitals |
ISBN | 9780939450855 |
Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions
Title | Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions PDF eBook |
Author | American Hospital Association |
Publisher | |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Medication Safety
Title | Medication Safety PDF eBook |
Author | Henri Richard Manasse |
Publisher | ASHP |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1585280895 |
Medication safety is the most challenging goal for pharmacy practice and patient safety professionals in all health care facilities. This book serves as an essential reference guide for planning and implementing a medication safety program. Written by nationally-recognized experts, Medication Safety: A Guide for Health Care Facilities provides a comprehensive analysis of principles and practices associated with the prevention and identification of medication errors, as well as interdisciplinary, facility-wide recommendations for achieving medication safety in all settings. This book is divided into four sections so users can easily find the information they need: the Importance of Medication Safety, the Medication Safety Team, Building a Safe Medication Use System, and Measuring Medication Safety.
Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions
Title | Safety Guide for Health Care Institutions PDF eBook |
Author | Linda F. Chaff |
Publisher | Amer Hospital Pub |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781556481260 |
A classic safety guide that helps you build a comprehensive safety program. Covers the latest issues in bloodborne pathogens, fire safety, hazardous materials, mental health settings, and more. A safety program evaluation includes a discussion of performance indicators, sampling plans, and data analysis.
Patient Safety and Quality
Title | Patient Safety and Quality PDF eBook |
Author | Ronda Hughes |
Publisher | Department of Health and Human Services |
Pages | 592 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN |
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/