Fundamentals of Health Care Improvement: A Guide to Improving Your Patients' Care, Second Edition

Joint Commission Accreditation Hospitals

ISBN 10: 1599405695 / ISBN 13: 9781599405698

Editore: Joint Commission on, 2012

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Riassunto:

Research is proving that quality improvement (QI) initiatives are more successful when implemented with an interprofessional approach. Authored by a team of physicians and nurses, the second edition of Fundamentals of Health Care Improvement is grounded in this principle. Charting a course for future health care professionals, the book provides a single source for nursing students, medical students, and resident physicians to learn and practice the basics of QI. The following features of this updated edition prepare readers to be advanced beginners in QI: Methods for identifying and closing the quality gap and improving patient safety Instruction on how to find, evaluate, and apply scientific evidence for improving care Discussion of communication, teamwork, and an interprofessional approach Description of process literacy and a variety of process modeling/mapping procedures Comparisons between and practical applications of types of measurement tools Three-step approach for planning, developing, and sustaining a "spread" effort Educator s Guide chapter with activities for medical and nursing students

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Titolo: Fundamentals of Health Care Improvement: A ...
Casa editrice: Joint Commission on
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket