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035 _a(OCoLC)647692264
050 1 4 _aR729.8
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100 1 _aWachter, Robert M.
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245 1 0 _aUnderstanding patient safety
_h[electronic resource] /
_cRobert M. Wachter.
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw-Hill Medical,
_cc2008.
300 _axix, 298 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2008.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aMedical errors
_xPrevention.
_9104040
650 0 _aPatients
_xSafety measures.
_9142987
650 0 _aMedicine
_xPractice
_xSafety measures.
_9171730
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
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856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10204595
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999 _c126810
_d100776