02194nam a22003854a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112015001900129016002000148016001800168020003800186020003400224040002100258035002100279050002500300090001900325100003100344245007800375260004500453300003400498504005100532505073900583533015201322650004001474650003901514650004901553655003401602710002201636856013101658999001901789ebr10204595CaPaEBR20260707181739.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||080305s2008    nyua    sb    001 0 eng c  z  2008530067  aGBA7A04542bnb7 z1013922452DNLM7 z0143409262Uk  z9780071482776 (alk. paper : pbk.)  z0071482776 (alk. paper : pbk)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64769226414aR729.8b.W335 2008eb  c126810d1007761 aWachter, Robert M.917172910aUnderstanding patient safetyh[electronic resource] /cRobert M. Wachter.  aNew York :bMcGraw-Hill Medical,cc2008.  axix, 298 p. :bill. ;c22 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events -- Basic principles of patient safety -- Safety versus quality--Medication errors -- Surgical errors -- Diagnostic errors -- Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface -- Transition and handoff errors -- Teamwork and communcation errors -- Nosocomial infections -- Other complications of healthcare -- Patient safety in the ambulatory setting -- Information technology -- Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues -- Creating a culture of safety -- Workforce issues -- Training issues -- The malpractice system -- Accountability -- Law and regulations -- The role of patients -- Organizing a safety program.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2008.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aMedical errorsxPrevention.9104040 0aPatientsxSafety measures.9142987 0aMedicinexPracticexSafety measures.9171730 7aElectronic books.2local91902 aebrary, Inc.919140uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10204595zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c126810d100776