NUR 1611 - SAFE PRACTICES IN HEALTH CARE

Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course raises awareness of patient safety needs and helps health care personnel develop patient safety indicators to enhance quality of health care. Some of the most pivotal events experienced by patients are discussed. They are: complications of anesthesia, decubitus ulcers, and foreign bodies left during procedures, post-op problems, birth and OB issues, infections, patient identification, and medication errors. Communications related to safety are discussed. Agencies promoting patient safety are identified and discussed. Research related to safe practice and safety issues are analyzed. Policies or procedures that promote safety are developed.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis

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