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

Medical errors happen all the time. Yet, it's not enough to rely on the health care system itself to remedy the problems. Patients must be aware of the risks and involved in the solutions. Here, the author looks at the most common risks, offers solutions patients can employ, and considers appro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watson, Gretchen LeFever, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Temas:
Medical errors > Prevention.
Patients > Medical care > Safety measures.
Hospitals > Safety measures.
Cross infection > Prevention.
Diagnostic errors > Prevention.
Patient advocacy.
Patient education.
Physician and patient.
Patients > Civil rights.
Patient Safety
Medical Errors > prevention & control
Cross Infection > prevention & control
Patient Advocacy
Patient Education as Topic
Physician-Patient Relations
Patients > Soins médicaux > Sécurité > Mesures.
Patients > Droits.
Éducation des patients.
Relations médecin-patient.
Hôpitaux > Sécurité > Mesures.
Patients > Civil rights
Cross infection > Prevention
Hospitals > Safety measures
Medical errors > Prevention
Patient advocacy
Patient education
Physician and patient
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Medical errors happen all the time. Yet, it's not enough to rely on the health care system itself to remedy the problems. Patients must be aware of the risks and involved in the solutions. Here, the author looks at the most common risks, offers solutions patients can employ, and considers approaches to solving problems where they exist.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index.
ISBN:1538102102
9781538102107

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