Patient safety [electronic resource] : a human factors approach / Sidney Dekker.
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TextPublication details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2011Description: xii, 239 pISBN: 9781439852262 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Medical errors -- Prevention | Patients -- Safety measuresGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: R729.8 | .D45 2011Online resources: Click to View Summary: "With coverage ranging from the influence of professional identity in medicine and problematic nature of "human error", to the psychological and social features that characterize healthcare work, to the safety-critical aspects of interfaces and automation, this book spans the width of the human factors field and its importance for patient safety today. In addition, the book discusses topics such as accountability, just culture, and secondary victimization in the aftermath of adverse events and takes readers to the leading edge of human factors research today: complexity, systems thinking and resilience"--Provided by publisher.
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"With coverage ranging from the influence of professional identity in medicine and problematic nature of "human error", to the psychological and social features that characterize healthcare work, to the safety-critical aspects of interfaces and automation, this book spans the width of the human factors field and its importance for patient safety today. In addition, the book discusses topics such as accountability, just culture, and secondary victimization in the aftermath of adverse events and takes readers to the leading edge of human factors research today: complexity, systems thinking and resilience"--Provided by publisher.
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