This book is Print on Demand. Orders take 4-6 weeks to fulfill.Ensuring a safe health care environment for patients is a critical issue as evidenced by evolving research, public response, and regulatory changes. For nurses at the forefront of health care delivery, the concern for patient safety is a far more immediate and sensitive matter, and the imperative for providing patient safety is an acute priority. Measuring Patient Safety is essential to nurses participating in and leading multidisciplinary safety initiatives by providing the following knowledge and skills:A context for safety as a priorityThe means for quantifying the scope of the patient safety problemPractical tips, resources, and frameworks from the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) to create safety projectsRecommendations on communicating findingsExamples of successful safety projectsIn protecting patients from harm through safety initiatives, nurses can use their expertise and organizational knowledge to directly reduce the risk of injury to patients. Improving patient safety requires nurses to assume leadership roles in measuring and improving the structures, processes, and patient outcomes in the clinical setting. Measuring Patient Safety will enable them to impact patient safety with knowledge and confidence. © 2005 | 152 pages