| Description |
1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Contents |
Clinical Governance : Improving the quality of healthcarefor patients and service users; Clinical Governance; Praise for this book; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; 1 Clinical governance: the context; Learning objectives; Introduction; Working definition of clinical governance; The birth of clinical governance; Impact of poor care; The government response; Government White Papers and reports; Defining clinical governance; The framework of clinical governance; Defining quality; Linking quality and clinical governance |
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Engagement of patients/service usersKey point summary; Implications for practice; End-of-chapter questions; References; 2 Quality: the key issues; Learning objective; Introduction; Needle stick injuries (NSIs); Hospital acquired infections (HAIs); Ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP); Violence, bullying and aggression (VBA); Pressure ulcers (PUs); Medication errors; Falls in the elderly; Key point summary; End-of-chapter questions; References; 3 Exploring quality failingswithin clinical contexts; Learning objectives; Introduction; Quality circles; Dimensions of quality: Maxwell 6 |
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Dimensions of quality: 3 organizational dimensionsIshikawa's fishbone; SWOT; PESTLE/PEST; Key point summary; Implications for practice; End-of-chapter questions; References; 4 Developing clinical governance strategies through change management; Learning objectives; Introduction; Barriers to change; Managing resistance; Transition period for change; Developmental, transitional and transformational change; Diffusion of innovations model of change; The RAID model of change; Lewin's Force-Field Analysis model of change; The four A's model of change; Key point summary; Implications for practice |
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End-of-chapter questionsReferences; 5 Implementing clinical governance strategies through education and training; Learning objectives; Introduction; Learning; Formal learning; Informal learning; Lifelong learning; Continuing professional development; Individual, team and organizational levels of education and training; Identifying individual learning needs; Linking learning needs and personal development reviews; Learning organizations; Organizational culture; Worked examples of education and training; Key point summary; Implications for practice; End-of-chapter questions; References |
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6 How clinical governance can be supported through Evidence Based PracticeLearning objectives; Introduction; Definitions of EBP; Accountability; The link between EBP, quality assurance and clinical governance; Litigation and negligence; Defining the problem: using PICO; Finding the evidence: accessing information; Critically appraising the evidence; Issues and challenges; Values Based Practice; EBP and care pathways; EBP and care bundles; Key point summary; Implications for practice; End-of-chapter questions; References |
| Summary |
This is an accessible and practical guide to clinical governance in healthcare, designed to help practitioners and students deliver better care to patients |
| Notes |
7 Implementing clinical governance through risk and complaints management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Ambulatory medical care -- United States -- Organization
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Ambulatory medical care -- Quality control
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Medical care -- United States -- Quality control
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Ambulatory medical care -- Quality control
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Medical care -- Quality control
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lansdown, Gail
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| ISBN |
9780335262816 |
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0335262813 |
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