The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued an evidence-based handbook for nurses focusing on patient safety and quality.
Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses is a 1,400-page handbook organized by the following sections:
- Patient Safety and Quality
- Evidence-based Practice
- Patient-centered Care
- Working Conditions—Work Environment
- Critical Opportunities for Patient Safety and Quality
- Tools
The handbook can be downloaded in its entirety or by individual chapters, with all files PDF accessible. Printed and CD-ROM versions are also available.
Learn more about and download the AHRQ handbook for nurses on patient safety.
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