Patient safety and quality : an evidence-based handbook for nurses / Hughes RG.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, RG, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Quality control.

Medical care.

Medical errors--Prevention.

Medical errors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Patient safety and quality

Place of Publication:

Rockville, MD : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008.

Summary:

Book is divided into the following sections: Patient safety and quality -- Evidence-based practice -- Patient-centered care -- Working conditions, work environment -- Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality -- Tools.

Contents:

v. 1. Section I: Patient safety and quality

Section II: Evidence-based practice

Section III: Patient-centered care

v. 2. Section IV: Working conditions and the work environment for nurses

Section V: Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality improvement

v. 3. Section VI: Tools for quality improvement and patient safety.

Notes:

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