Description
Book SynopsisPatient safety is a predominant feature of quality healthcare and something that every patient has the right to expect. As a nurse, you must consider the safety of the patient as paramount in every aspect of your role; and it is now an increasingly important topic in pre-registration nursing programmes. This book aims to provide you with a greater understanding of how to manage patient safety and risk in your practice. The book focuses on the essentials that you need to know, and therefore provides a clear pathway through what can sometimes seem an overwhelmingly complex mass of rules, procedures and possible options.
Key features:
A practical introduction to patient safety and risk management written specifically for nurses and nursing students
Case studies and scenarios help you to apply patient safety and risk management principles to actual practice
Each chapter is mapped to the relevant NMC standards and Essentia
Table of Contents
Introduction Patient Safety and Quality Risk and Healthcare Accidents and Incidents - What Went Wrong? Medicine Administration and Safety Raising Concerns: Safeguarding the Vulnerable The Nurse: Accountability and Professional Regulation Human Error: Systems and Human Factors in Patient Safety Measuring Patient Safety and Satisfaction The Influence of Leadership and Culture in Managing Incidents Patient Safety - What Next?
