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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Watson, Gretchen LeFever, 1960- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index.
ISBN:1538102102
9781538102107

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