Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 6: Communication and Information Transfer
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

If the Patient Is Incompetent

Who can consent for the patient?

New Mexico rank order for consent:

  • Legal spouse
  • Significant other
  • Adult children
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Special relationship with the patient, e.g. pastor, neighbor, friend
These people tell what the patient would do, NOT what they think should be done
 
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