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