![]() Sidebars offering in-depth analyses on timely topics ![]() Real-world examples of sentinel events, near misses, and close calls, all relevant to the nurse’s perspective The most recent data reported to The Joint Commission about common sentinel events, including contributing factors, root cause analyses, and prevention strategiesĬonnections to Joint Commission standards and National Patient Safety Goals The effect of workplace violence on nurses and strategies to mitigate and prevent such violence The role of nurses in ensuring maternal and perinatal safety The growing problem of suicide and the role of nurses in assessing and identifying those at risk and protecting those patients from self-harm and suicide Heath care-associated infections, and the importance of nurses in preventing and controlling infections ![]() The ongoing problem of patient falls and the role of nurses in identifying those at risk and monitoring and preventing such patients from falls Medication errors and the role of nurses in interacting with prescribers and pharmacists in ensuring safe medication use systems Surgical errors and the role of nurses in ensuring patient safety in perioperative care It recognizes the nurse’s unique role and opportunity to help prevent errors while improving health care for all. This collaborative effort features the work of The Joint Commission and that of the American Nurses Association to celebrate all nurses as advocates for patient safety. Also featured are The Joint Commission’s standards and National Patient Safety Goals and how these relate to nurses’ daily work. New content in this third edition includes a brand-new chapter on preventing workplace violence, an in-depth look at health-care associated infections, detailed coverage of health information technology and electronic medical record keeping, up-to-date statistics about trends in sentinel events as reported to The Joint Commission, and numerous refreshed sentinel event examples and prevention strategies that illustrate how nurses can and should speak up to help improve patient safety in their organizations. This book takes a deep look into what nurses really need to know and provides practical tips to help them fulfill their mission of improving health care quality and patient safety. This new and revised edition offers useful, practical guidance on the steps all nurses can take to identify and help prevent sentinel events. Written especially for nurses working in a variety of health care settings, Front Line of Defense: The Role of Nurses in Preventing Sentinel Events, Third Edition, identifies the root causes of common sentinel events within the systems and processes of any health care environment.
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