Patient Safety

The world's leading safety experts share practical day-to-day solutions that combine the latest tools and technologies in healthcare today with the best safety practices from high-risk yet high-reliability industries, such as aviation, nuclear power, and the United States military. Using these field-tested methods, you can develop new leadership initiatives, educate workers on the universal skills that can save lives, organize and train safety action teams, implement reliability management systems, and create long-term, transformational change.

Still Not Safe is the story of the rise of the patient - safety movement - and how an "epidemic" of medical errors was derived from a reality that didn't support such a characterization. Physician Robert Wears and organizational theorist Kathleen Sutcliffe trace the origins of patient safety to the emergence of market trends that challenged the place of doctors in the larger medical ecosystem.

This book is an urgent call to action centering on the author's thirty-five-year mission to raise awareness of the 250,000 lives that are lost each year to preventable medical harm and the harm faced by healthcare professionals in the form of workplace violence, depression, and burnout resulting in suicide rates higher than almost every other industry. The book's narrative-driven timeline follows the author's 2,452-mile walk to thirty-seven Major League Ballparks using his love of baseball as a way to garner media attention for his mission and indulge in the welcome relief of baseball ...

The world's leading safety experts share practical day-to-day solutions that combine the latest tools and technologies in healthcare today with the best safety practices from high-risk yet high-reliability industries, such as aviation, nuclear power, and the United States military. Using these field-tested methods, you can develop new leadership initiatives, educate workers on the universal skills that can save lives, organize and train safety action teams, implement reliability management systems, and create long-term, transformational change.

Passing the Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) exam is a crucial step in advancing a career in cardiac monitoring and electrocardiography. Conquer the CCI CCT Exam is a concise yet comprehensive study guide designed to reinforce core cardiographic concepts while providing practical test-taking strategies. This guide covers all major exam topics, including cardiac anatomy and physiology, ECG interpretation, arrhythmia recognition, stress testing, Holter monitoring, and pacemaker fundamentals. Readers will gain a solid understanding of electrocardiography principles, lead placement, and...

Becoming a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) requires mastering critical dialysis concepts and passing the BONENT CHT exam. Conquer the BONENT CHT Exam: Your Concise Guide to Becoming a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) with the Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing Technology (BONENT) is a focused study guide designed to help candidates efficiently prepare for exam success. This guide covers all essential exam topics, including kidney function, dialysis principles, vascular access management, and dialysis equipment operation. Readers will learn how to handle infection control, ...

Conquer the CPHQ Exam: Study Guide for the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Exam is your ultimate resource for mastering the CPHQ certification. This comprehensive guide covers all essential topics, including organizational leadership, health data analytics, performance and process improvement, and patient safety. Each chapter provides in-depth explanations, practical examples, and effective strategies designed to boost your understanding and confidence. Designed for both beginners and experienced professionals, this guide is tailored to meet your specific needs. It offers a ...

Applied improvisors have critical knowledge and skills that are needed in healthcare. Many want to help make our hospitals, doctor’s offices, and clinics safer and more compassionate. AND, the medical/nursing world desperately needs the ‘soft’ skills that applied improv can help us with. In order to most effectively apply improv in healthcare settings, it is important to understand common cultures and human dynamics that persist in the USA and other countries. This special edition will help improvisors be more effective in healthcare as they learn: - How ‘soft’ skills impact ...