Preventing Medical Errors and Promoting Patient Safety: A Comprehensive Guide for Nurses

By Deborah Dolan Hunt, PhD, RN, this unique Fast Fact serves as a quick resource for foundational, relevant data, knowledge, and vital information on medical errors, their causes, and strategies for prevention.

Renowned nurse theorist and educator, Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL(AAN), Founder of the Watson Caring Science Institute and Distinguished Professor/Dean Emerita, University of Colorado Denver, praises this practical resource for helping nurses develop the skills they need to avoid medical errors and promote patient safety.

Comprehensive Resource for Nurses

This book is based on the most current research and guidance from principal scientific/academic boards, identifying the most significant errors and their causes, and describing how nurses can develop and improve critical thinking, logic, and clinical judgment to improve patient outcomes.

The text presents an overview of common preventable issues and their causes, including:

• Medication errors
• Patient falls
• Pressure ulcers
• Infections
• Surgical errors

Becoming a Safe Practitioner

The book focuses on strategies for becoming a safe practitioner through education and competency development, while highlighting major national safety initiatives with improved outcomes.

Theories and Methods for Quality Care

This Fast Facts discusses several theories that promote quality of care and concrete methods for fostering critical thinking and reasoning, including:

• Prioritization and delegation as a way to develop skills
• Scope of practice, intuition, ethics, leadership, and emotional intelligence

Holistic Approach to Patient Safety

The final chapter addresses patient safety using a holistic approach encompassing cultural humility and artificial intelligence.

Practical Features and Resources

Each chapter includes:

• Introduction
• Learning objectives
• Illustrative case vignette
• Discussion questions
• Concise “tips from the field”
• Special topics
• Fast Facts boxes
• Suggested assignments
• Resources for further study

This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for nurses, nurse managers, and healthcare professionals seeking to improve patient care and outcomes by preventing medical errors.

Product Details:

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publication Date: August 18, 2022
• Language: English
• Pages: 184
• ISBN-10: 0826151558
• ISBN-13: 978-0826151551