TY - BOOK AU - Newhouse,Robin Purdy AU - Poe,Stephanie TI - Measuring patient safety SN - 0763728411 PY - 2005/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett KW - Hospitals KW - Safety measures KW - Nursing KW - Patients KW - Medical Errors KW - prevention & control KW - Nurses' Instruction KW - Outcome Assessment (Health Care) KW - Patient Satisfaction KW - Risk Assessment KW - Safety Management KW - Self-Evaluation Programs N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Patient safety as a measure of healthcare quality -- Using performance improvement to support patient safety -- Moving forward: planning a safety project -- Rapid cycle safety improvement -- The metrics of measuring patient safety -- Dissemination of findings -- Safer care for patients on mechanical ventilation -- Medication reconciliation in the ICU -- Chemotherapy safety -- Preventing patient aggression: assessment and reporting as first steps -- Resource for conducting a safety project ER -