Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety - 9780323065177

Nursing Pathways for Patient SafetyAuthor(s): National Council of State Boards of Nurs\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Mosby\nISBN-13: 9780323065177, 978-0323065177\nSynopsis\nWith a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors. It provides expert guidance from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), plus an overview of the TERCAP assessment tool. The book systematically examines the causes of practice breakdowns resulting from practice styles, health care environments, teamwork, and structural systems to promote patient safety.\nAn overview of the NCSBN Practice Breakdown Initiative introduces the TERCAP assessment tool and provides a helpful framework for understanding the scope of problems, along with NCSBN's approach to addressing them. Coverage of each type of practice .