LibGuides: SoHP: Nursing Quality and Safety: Using Reference Resources

What Are Reference Materials?

When starting your research, reference materials are a useful resource for finding background information on your topic. Some examples of reference materials include encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, and more.

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Introduction to Health Care Quality by Yosef D. Dlugacz
ISBN: 9781118777916
Publication Date: 2017
Explores the issues of quality management in today's health care environment, and provides clear guidance on new and perennial challenges in the field. Examines he idea of 'quality' in the context of a variety of health care situations, with practical emphasis on assessment, monitoring, analysis, and improvement.
Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement by Emily Fondahn; Thomas M. De Fer; Michael Lane; Andrea Vannucci
ISBN: 9781451193558
Publication Date: 2016-05-19
Covers essential information in every area of this complex field with a focus on improving systems and processes, preventing errors, and promoting transparency. Practical reference provides an overview of PS/QI fundamentals, as well as insight into how these principles apply to a variety of clinical settings.
Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management by Liam Donaldson (Editor); Walter Ricciardi (Editor); Susan Sheridan (Editor); Riccardo Tartaglia (Editor)
ISBN: 9783030594022
Publication Date: 2020-12-15
This open access book offers recommendations and examples of how to improve patient safety by changing practices, introducing organizational and technological innovations, and creating effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care systems.