1. Patient safety as a measure of healthcare quality -- 2. Using performance improvement to support patient safety -- 3. Moving forward: planning a safety project -- 4. Rapid cycle safety improvement -- 5. The metrics of measuring patient safety -- 6. Dissemination of findings -- 7. Safer care for patients on mechanical ventilation -- 8. Medication reconciliation in the ICU -- 9. Chemotherapy safety -- 10. Preventing patient aggression: assessment and reporting as first steps -- 11. Resource for conducting a safety project. |