Patient Safety And Managing Risk In Nursing Av Melanie Fisher, Margaret Scott

<p>Patient safety is a predominant feature of quality healthcare and something that every patient has the right to expect.  As a nurse, you must consider the safety of the patient as paramount in every aspect of your role; and it is now an increasingly important topic in pre-registration nursing programmes. This book aims to provide you with a greater understanding of how to manage patient safety and risk in your practice. The book focuses on the essentials that you need to know, and therefore provides a clear pathway through what can sometimes seem an overwhelmingly complex mass of rules, procedures and possible options.</p><p><strong>Key features:<br/><br/></strong></p><p>·         A practical introduction to patient safety and risk management written specifically for nurses and nursing students</p><p>·         Case studies and scenarios help you to apply patient safety and risk manag