Measuring Patient Safety

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 priority the means for quantifying the scope of the patient safety problem Practical tips, resources, and frameworks from the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) to create safety projects Recommendations on communicating findings Examples of successful safety projects     in 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.Newhouse, Robin Purdy is the author of 'Measuring Patient Safety', published 2004 under ISBN 9780763728410 and ISBN 0763728411.