Patient safety
Diseases and sickness are part of a normal life. It is also normal to seek treatment for afflictions. However, qUite surprisingly, it is also normal for people to be exposed to additional harms in the process of being treated. A study of British hospitals revealed that 10.8% of patients admitted to...
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| description | Diseases and sickness are part of a normal life. It is also normal to seek treatment for afflictions. However, qUite surprisingly, it is also normal for people to be exposed to additional harms in the process of being treated. A study of British hospitals revealed that 10.8% of patients admitted to hospitals experienced unintended injuries caused by medical mismanagement (Vincent, Neale, & Woloshynowych, 2001). Patients experienced single or
multiple injuries that led to mild impairments, permanent impairments, and even death. Shockingly, 48% of the unintended injuries, or adverse events, were preventable. |
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| spelling | iium-281922014-05-08T01:45:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28192/ Patient safety Abd Hamid, Harris Shah BF Psychology Diseases and sickness are part of a normal life. It is also normal to seek treatment for afflictions. However, qUite surprisingly, it is also normal for people to be exposed to additional harms in the process of being treated. A study of British hospitals revealed that 10.8% of patients admitted to hospitals experienced unintended injuries caused by medical mismanagement (Vincent, Neale, & Woloshynowych, 2001). Patients experienced single or multiple injuries that led to mild impairments, permanent impairments, and even death. Shockingly, 48% of the unintended injuries, or adverse events, were preventable. Pearson Malaysia 2012 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28192/1/Patient_Safety.pdf Abd Hamid, Harris Shah (2012) Patient safety. In: Psychology in Malaysia : Current Research and Future Directions. Pearson Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 221-234. ISBN 978-967-349-207-7 http://www.pearsoned-asia.com |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology Abd Hamid, Harris Shah Patient safety |
| title | Patient safety |
| title_full | Patient safety |
| title_fullStr | Patient safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient safety |
| title_short | Patient safety |
| title_sort | patient safety |
| topic | BF Psychology |
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