Using Human Factors Engineering to Improve Patient Safety: Problem Solving on the Front Line, Second Edition

摘要

Using Human Factors Engineering to Improve Patient Safety: Problem Solving on the Front Line, Second Edition, illustrates how health care organizations are using human factors engineering (HFE) to prevent adverse events. Top HFE experts explain HFE principles and best practices, as well as how organizations are deploying HFE to improve the safety and efficiency of care. This new edition of a best-seller-which is available in both print and electronic formats-includes the following features: • Essential HFE principles and methods for health care professionals • Detailed case studies illustrating how numerous health care organizations use HFE strategies and solutions • Recommendations on how to teach HFE across the organization • A chief executive officer's account of how a series of medical errors pushed HFE to the front burner • Strategies for building HFE-based design into medical devices and equipment, workspaces, and care processes.