Measuring patient safety / edited by Robin Newhouse, Stephanie Poe - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005 - xv, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Patient safety as a measure of healthcare quality -- Using performance improvement to support patient safety -- Moving forward: planning a safety project -- Rapid cycle safety improvement -- The metrics of measuring patient safety -- Dissemination of findings -- Safer care for patients on mechanical ventilation -- Medication reconciliation in the ICU -- Chemotherapy safety -- Preventing patient aggression: assessment and reporting as first steps -- Resource for conducting a safety project

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Medical Errors--prevention & control--Nurses' Instruction
Hospitals--Nurses' Instruction
Safety Management--Nurses' Instruction
Risk Assessment--Nurses' Instruction
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)--Nurses' Instruction
Patient Satisfaction--Nurses' Instruction
Self-Evaluation Programs--Nurses' Instruction

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