Measuring patient safety
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Group Author: | ; |
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Published: |
Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | Sudbury, Mass. |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xv, 152 p.: ill. ; 28 cm. |
ISBN: |
0763728411 9780763728410 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | R197 |
CLC: | R197.323 |
Call Number: | R197.323/M484 |
Contents: |
Donation. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. |