Clinical Governance: A Guide to Implementation for Healthcare Professionals - Couverture souple

Pearce, Paddy; McSherry, Rob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0632058013 ISBN 13 : 9780632058013

Editeur : Blackwell Science Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

This text is the first to be dedicated to the important new concept of clinical governance. It will provide a comprehensive overview of what is meant by clinical governance and how clinical governance can be implemented into practice. By reading this book, healthcare professionals will learn to use the framework of clinical governance to reduce clinical risks and enhance clinical quality via the application of evidence based practice. Practical advise will be imparted step-by-step, thus facilitating better understanding of key principles. Reflective questions, activities and case studies taken from clinical practice will be used in every chapter. A full list of references and further reading will be included.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This is a book that provides much needed guidance on implementing clinical governance into practice. The authors have provided a concise but comprehensive review of what is meant by clinical governance, focusing on the needs of front–line healthcare staff. Practical advice is imparted step–by–step, thus facilitating better understanding of the key aim of clinical governance that of delivering good quality health care. Each chapter includes reflective questions, activities and case studies as applied to practice. By reading this book, healthcare professionals will learn to use the framework of clinical governance to reduce clinical risks and enhance clinical quality via the application of evidence–based practice. Key Features: Provides "hands–on" guidance for everyday practice Written in an accessible, jargon–free way Applicable to nurses, doctors and all professions allied to medicine.

Revue de presse

"There is a dearth of good practical guidance on implementation of clinical governance for health care professionals. I believe this book will be an important ′hands–on′ practical text."

Stuart Emslie, Head of Controls Assurance, Department of Health

"...practical easy–to–read information on how to apply the key components of clinical governance to...everyday practice. I asked a cross–section of staff to assess the book′s usefulness, and it must be a good sign that I still haven′t been able to get it back."

Alyson Charnock, Nursing Times

"If you want to know about clinical governance then this is the book to read."

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Science Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0632058013
• ISBN 13: 9780632058013
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible