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

Safe Medication Practices

  • Medication orders are legible
  • Confusing or dangerous abbreviations are not used
  • Concentrated electrolytes have been removed from floor stock
  • Medication drips are placed on flow-restricted pumps
  • Sound-alike/look-alike drugs are distinguished
  • Unit-dosed meds and standardized drips used

 
 
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