Practicing Patient Safety in Psychiatry

ISBN-13: 9780199971763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 192 str.

Geetha Jayaram

Opis

Practicing Patient Safety in Psychiatry is an expertly written, ready-to-use practical book on patient safety that focuses on how to carefully (and courteously) treat patients in psychiatric care settings. Focusing on issues of clinical leadership, strategic planning, and how to prevent lapses, oversights and errors, Practicing Patient Safety in Psychiatry is designed for easy reading and reference.

Building upon case-based questions and guidance, Dr. Geetha Jayaram and her team of contributors provide extensive clinical experience to highlight patient care aspects that are most problematic for practicing clinicians and nurses who wish to improve upon the culture of safety in their respective units of service.

Recenzje

The book is a quick, effortless read and is packed with helpful pointers and safety strategies often overlooked by treatment teams. Some examples include a table of elopement risk factors, a summary of drugs associated with serotonin syndrome, and even recommendations for when it's safe to drive after ECT. Excellent clinical pointers like these, coupled with the captivating writing style, make this book a must-read for mental healthcare workers.

O autorze

Dr. Geetha Jayaram has been the Physician Advisor for the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital for 21 years, and the Chair of the International Patient Safety committee for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Jayaram is an outstanding clinician who has taught patient safety to residents and faculty for two decades. She is a pioneer in the field of psychiatric patient safety, and has been invited to teach safety both nationally and internationally for many years.