Healthcare Safety for Nursing Personnel PDF

Preface

This text provides a survey of key safety issues, risks, and hazards confronting nurses on a daily basis. Much of the text uses the active voice to present information more succinctly and in fewer words. T he text focuses on preventing accidents and controlling hazards in hospitals and other healthcare settings and provides an overview of safety management concepts as they relate to realworld challenges facing nursing personnel. The author presents healthcare safety as an organizational function and not just another program. The text focuses on achieving results because safety is more than just meeting accreditation requirements or regulatory compliance. Achieving safety is the right thing to do. This text provides a solid foundation for working nurses. It should serve as a valuable on-the-job resource. It addresses the need for good leadership and management. The author also brie®y addresses the importance that practicing human relation and communication skills can have on healthcare hazard control efforts. The text also contains some very helpful appendices and could serve as a text for nursing schools desiring to offer a credit course in healthcare safety.