Dekker, Sidney, 1969-

Patient safety : a human factors approach / Sidney Dekker. - xii, 249 p. ill. 24 cm. - 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

"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

9781439852255

2011021890

101561243 DNLM


Patientsäkerhet
Human engineering.
Medical errors--Prevention.
Patients--Safety measures
Professional Competence
Risk Assessment
Safety Management--methods
Medical Errors--prevention & control
Patient Care--methods
safety management
professional competence
medical errors
risk assessment
patient safety

R729.8 / .D45 2011

610.289 610.289

2011 G-863 WB 100