Patient safety and managing risk in nursing /

Fisher, Melanie (Lecturer in health studies),

Patient safety and managing risk in nursing / Melanie Fisher and Margaret Scott. - London SAGE c2013 - viii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Transforming nursing practice series . - Transforming nursing practice. .

"Meeting the NMC standards and essential skills clusters"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index.

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 / John Unsworth -- Human error : systems and human factors in patient safety -- Measuring patient safety and satisfaction -- The influence of leadership and culture in managing patient safety -- Patient safety : what next?

9781446266878 (hbk.) 1446266877 (hbk.) 9781446266885 (pbk.) 1446266885 (pbk.)

2013947936

GBB374205 bnb

101624713 DNLM 016478149 Uk


Medical errors--Prevention.
Nursing--Risk assessment.
Patients--Safety measures.
Medical care--Safety measures.
Patient Safety.
Nurse's Role.
Risk Assessment.
Safety Management.

R729.8 / .F575 2013

610.289

2014 A-951 WX 185