an evidence-based handbook for nurses Hughes, Ronda. United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. text bibliography mdu Rockville, MD Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services [2008] 2008 monographic eng

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3 v. ; 28 cm. "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/ v. 1. section 1, Patient safety and quality ; section 2, Evidence-based practice ; section 3, Patient-centered care -- v. 2. section 4, Working conditions and environment ; section 5, Critical opportunities for improvement -- v. 3. section 6, Tools for improvement. editor, Ronda G. Hughes. "April 2008." On back cover of: v. 1: AHRQ publication no. 08-0043-1, May 2008, ISBN no.: 978-58763-353-9; v. 2 AHRQ publication no. 08-0043-2, May 2008, ISBN no.: 978-58763-354-6; v. 3 AHRQ publication no. 08-0043-3, May 2008, ISBN no.: 978-58763-355-3. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Hughes RF (ed.). Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses. (Prepared with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.) AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2008 . Nursing Safety measures Medical care Quality control Medical errors Prevention Patients Safety measures RT87.S24 P38 2008 9781587633539 (v. 1) 1587633531 (v. 1) 9781587633546 (v. 2) 158763354X (v. 2) 9781587633553 (v. 3) 1587633558 (v. 3) 2008377562 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS93676 http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/ http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS93676 http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/ HNC 080722 20161122114711.0 15377039