Patients as Partners in the Infection Prevention and Control Process

摘要

As the patient's role on the health care team expands, patient and family involvement is more important than ever to achieve safe and error-free care. To encourage this involvement, The Joint Commission created National Patient Safety Goals 7 and 13, requiring organizations to define and to communicate the means for patients and their families to report concerns about safety, including infection control issues. Although organizations can comply with this goal in a number of ways, organizations need to change their cultures so that patient and family involvement becomes common practice in day-to-day operations. Through discussion, exhibits, and case examples, this new book teaches health care providers how to create a culture of safety that accepts patients and families as part of the health care team, opening the lines of communication.