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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Help Me, Heal Me, Don't Harm Me: How Healthcare Frequently Injures Patients; CHAPTER 2. What Seems Too Simple to Matter Could Save Your Life: Leverage the Power of Safety Habits; CHAPTER 3. Make It a Bad Day to Be a Bug: Prevent the Spread of Dangerous Infections; CHAPTER 4. Oops! Eliminate Mistakes during Surgery and Other Procedures; CHAPTER 5. Deadly Doses and Dangerous Drugs: Avoid Medication Errors and the Overuse of Opiates; CHAPTER 6. Beyond the Bedside: Improve Patient Safety One Community at a Time.
  • CHAPTER 7. Acceptance, Apology, and Forgiveness: Safeguard the Lives of Patients and Healthcare ProvidersNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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