Understanding Patient Safety | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
Category: EBooks
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 8005
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Dewey Decimal Number: 614
ASIN: B00113Q0J0
Publication Date: October 5, 2007
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Product Description
Everything you need to deliver safe patient care or to improve patient safety in your organization. Understanding Patient Safety is the essential book for anyone seeking to learn the key clinical, organizational, and systems issues in patient safety. Written in a lively and accessible style by one of the world's leaders in the fields of patient safety and quality, Understanding Patient Safety is filled with valuable cases and analyses, as well as up-to-date tables, graphics, references and tools - all designed to introduce the patient safety field to medical, nursing, pharmacy, hospital administration and other trainees, and to be the go-to book for experienced clinicians and non-clinicians alike. Features: Concise coverage of the core principles of patient safety. All the key insights to help you understand and prevent a broad range of errors: including medication errors, surgical errors, diagnostic errors, errors at the man-machine interface, and nursing-related errors. A focus on how reporting systems, teamwork training, simulation, the malpractice system, and information technology can impact patient safety and quality. A practical overview on how to implement an effective safety program in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Realistic case studies that illustrate key points and clarify pivotal concepts. A detailed glossary, key references, and useful tools, websites, tables, and graphics.
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Great introduction and excellent resource May 31, 2008
I've read scientific papers in University that reviewed patient safety and more specifically anesthesiologist errors.
It's surprising how many errors occur - but the underlying reason most often is latent errors that happen to occur at the "sharp" end (those administering medication, monitoring, operating etc).
The book outlines the classic "swiss cheese" model and reminds us we are quick to blame the person that committed the error however, we need to look closer at the systemic or latent errors.
I've always had an interest in pursuing more human factors work in regard to patient safety and this was a great resource to remind me of various medical error sources.
I also recommend James Reasons "Human Error" for an indepth review of Human Error - slips, lapses, mistakes etc.
Excelente April 4, 2008
Me parecio una muy buena revision del estado actual del tema de seguridad del paciente en el mundo.
lo recomiendo
Great Primer for People Interested in Patient Safety! November 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a great introduction and a "must read" for those interested in the topic of Patient Safety. Wachter is extremely knowledgeable about the issues and with his engaging writing style, he makes it easy for the reader to understand the important principles. I would recommend this book not only for healthcare workers, but anyone interested in helping to fix our healthcare systems to provide the safest care possible for everyone.
Ideal for Beginners and Teachers November 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If "Internal Bleeding" was an inspiring book; this is a comprehensive, modern, didactic, updated and most of all, very useful "text book".
Easy to read, with graphic examples, integrative tables and graphics, take home key points and smart design; this book attest Wachter's unique writing talent.
Seeking patient safety should become a proven clinical skill for every health care worker and, "Understanding Patient Safety" is an excellent starting point. Also anyone who is or will become a patient would profit with it's reading.
So useful for culture change, I wish there's soon a spanish version available.
Understanding Patient Safety November 22, 2007
As the science of Patient Safety continues to grow and we are searching for the "manual" to patient safety principles and examples, I am delighted to discover this new book, Understanding Patient Safety by Robert Wachter.
Dr. Wachter has a vast understanding of the topic of patient safety and he speaks openly and honestly about those things within the medical arena that we need to fix to make the healthcare system safer for all of us. His writing style is easy to understand and he uses excellent examples to illustrate the key principles and keep the book interesting.
Similar to his writing in Internal Bleeding, he uses real life scenarios to illustrate how medical errors and near misses occur, without placing blame on those individuals involved. He focuses on the broken systems and encourages us all to find a way to fix the systems so that we can provide better, safer healthcare.
As a professional working in the field of Patient Safety, I highly recommend this book for everyone who works in the healthcare field and for anyone interested in understanding and protecting their loved ones from errors that might occur when using the healthcare system. I have even given a copy to my Mother!
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