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xvii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Help me, heal me, don't harm me : how healthcare frequently injures patients -- What seems too simple to matter could save your life : leverage the power of safety habits -- Make it a bad day to be a bug : prevent the spread of dangerous infections -- Oops! : eliminate mistakes during surgery and other procedures -- Deadly doses and dangerous drugs : avoid medication errors and the overuse of opiates -- Beyond the bedside : improve patient safety one community at a time -- Acceptance, apology, and forgiveness : safeguard the lives of patients and healthcare providers. |
| Summary |
Gretchen LeFever Watson delivers a patient-centered blueprint on how to transform the patient-safety movement so that millions of unnecessary illnesses and deaths in hospitals, outpatient facilities, and nursing homes can be avoided. She provides key safety habits that people must learn to recognize so they can be sure hospital personnel use them during every patient encounter. She also explains how addressing the most common safety problems will set the stage for tackling a wide range of issues, including healthcare's role in the overuse of opiate painkillers and its related heroin epidemic. Watson's call for a more sensible societal response to medical and human error in hospitals promotes a timely and full disclosure of all mistakes-an approach that has been proven to accelerate the emotional recovery of everyone affected by patient safety events while also reducing the financial burden on hospitals, providers, and patients. |
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Patient Safety.
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Medical errors -- Prevention.
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Cross infection -- Prevention.
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Cross infection -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst00884115
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Medical errors -- Prevention.
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Patient Safety. |
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Medical Errors -- prevention & control. |
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Cross Infection -- prevention & control. |
| ISBN |
9781538102091 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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1538102099 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9781538102107 (electronic) |
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