Annual review of nursing research. Volume 24, Focus on patient safety

Designated a Doody's Core Title!. Supporting the urgent need for new patient safety guidelines and practices, Focus on Patient Safety , provides the most current and authoritative research and review to help decision makers develop new and much-needed standards and practices in nursing. With contributions from experts in the field, this new up-to-date reference focuses on key disciplines and topics that are critical to patient safety today including:.: Patient safety indicators.; Medication errors.; Falls and injury prevention.; Hospital-acquired infections.; Patient safety in acute-care units