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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828631603321

Titolo

Annual review of nursing research . Volume 24 Focus on patient safety / / Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, series editor; Patricia W. Stone, Patricia Hinton Walker, volume editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2007

ISBN

1-281-81341-9

9786611813413

0-8261-4138-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 pages)

Collana

Annual review of nursing research ; ; v.24

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzpatrickJoyce J. <1944->

StonePatricia

WalkerPatricia Hinton

Disciplina

610.73

610.73/072

Soggetti

Nursing - Research - United States

Geriatric nursing - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Patient Safety Indicators; Part III: Setting-Specific Patient Safety Research; Part IV: Emerging Issues in Patient Safety; Part V: International Nursing Research; Index; Contents of Previous 10 Volumes

Sommario/riassunto

Designated a Doody's Core Title!. Supporting the urgent need for new patient safety guidelines and practices, Focus on Patient Safety , provides the most current and authoritative research and review to help decision makers develop new and much-needed standards and practices in nursing. With contributions from experts in the field, this new up-to-date reference focuses on key disciplines and topics that are critical to patient safety today including:.: Patient safety indicators.; Medication errors.; Falls and injury prevention.; Hospital-acquired infections.; Patient safety in acute-care units