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Patient Safety |
Healthcare providers in operating rooms and other areas where invasive procedures are performed function in high-risk environments where potential hazards exist. As the complexity of a patient's care and the healthcare system increases, he influence on outcomes from various sources offers a daily source of challenge. This competency-assessment module addresses safety issues and a need for change through leadership and teams and as the critical variables that must be present in a culture of safety. ©2005.
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Content
Unit 1: Overview of Patient Safety in Surgical Settings
UNIT 2: A Framework for Understanding Medical Errors
UNIT 3: Managing Risks
UNIT 4: Safety Risk Factors for Surgical Patients
UNIT 5: Activities and Interventions for Safe Practice
UNIT 6: Safety of the Health Care Worker
UNIT 7: Managing and Learning from Adverse Events
UNIT 8: Best Practices for Surgical Patient Safety
UNIT 9: Establishing and Sustaining a Safety Culture
UNIT 10: Case Studies
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography and Suggested Readings
Review Questions
Case Studies Response Guide
Objectives
After completing this module, you should be able to accomplish the following:
- Identify two national safety initiatives
- Identify three human factors that contribute to errors and near misses.
- Describe two best practices that promote patient safety in surgical settings.
- List two characteristics of a culture of safety in surgical settings
- Discuss the role of operating room nurses in reducing risks to patients in surgery.
- Apply the principles of safety science to specific patient-care situations
- Apply examples of human factors affecting surgical team function.
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