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Human Factors in Healthcare: Level One
Debbie Rosenorn-Lanng
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Description for Human Factors in Healthcare: Level One
Paperback. Human Factors in Healthcare educates the reader about what human factors actually entail, providing an insight into the processes of self-awareness, communication, leadership in a crisis, decision making, co-ordination and situational awareness, as well as how they currently function in these areas and ways they might improve. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: MBD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
The majority of errors, litigation, and complaints in the health service are due to 'human factors', yet the term is still not widely understood and is sometimes used interchangeably to refer to team training or communication skills. Although including these, the subject of 'human factors' goes far beyond this to look at systems, environmental influences, and interactions with equipment, in addition to self-awareness and human interaction. All of these aspects are captured in Human Factors in Healthcare and are built into a new framework: the SHEEP model, which breaks down into five key areas: Systems, Human Interaction, Environment, Equipment, and ... Read more
The majority of errors, litigation, and complaints in the health service are due to 'human factors', yet the term is still not widely understood and is sometimes used interchangeably to refer to team training or communication skills. Although including these, the subject of 'human factors' goes far beyond this to look at systems, environmental influences, and interactions with equipment, in addition to self-awareness and human interaction. All of these aspects are captured in Human Factors in Healthcare and are built into a new framework: the SHEEP model, which breaks down into five key areas: Systems, Human Interaction, Environment, Equipment, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
356g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199670604
SKU
V9780199670604
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Ref
99-1
About Debbie Rosenorn-Lanng
Debbie has 20 years of experience as a doctor, 7 years of which were as a Consultant Anaesthetist. She has over 18 years' experience in medical education and is an approved Royal College of Physicians Educator. Debbie is passionate about patient safety and improving the experience of both patients and staff and has been teaching a Human Factors ... Read more
Reviews for Human Factors in Healthcare: Level One
This informal and thought-provoking book focuses on why mistakes are made in the NHS, and methods through which the multidisciplinary team can reduce their occurrence. Despite being written by a medic, the author assumes no medical training on the part of the reader, making excellent use of examples from practice, which are clearly explained so that anyone could understand the ... Read more