Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 9: Environmental Safety in the Healthcare Setting
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

Environmental Safety: What Is It?

  • Recognizing hazards in the workplace and protecting yourself, co-workers, visitors and patients.
  • What kind of hazards?
    • Biological agents
    • Fire
    • Chemicals and radiation
    • Bioterrorism
    • Disasters within and outside the hospital
 
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