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Measuring patient safety / edited by Robin P. Newhouse, Stephanie Poe. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2005. - xv, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 763728411

LCCN: 2004012546

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hospitals--Safety measures.
Patients--Safety measures.
Nursing.
Hospitals.
Medical Errors--prevention & control--Nurses' Instruction.
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)--Nurses' Instruction.
Patient Satisfaction--Nurses' Instruction.
Risk Assessment--Nurses' Instruction.
Safety Management--Nurses' Instruction.
Self-Evaluation Programs--Nurses' Instruction.

LC Class. No.: RA969.9 / .M43 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 363.15/7

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WX 153 / M484 2005