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Till It Happens To You: Iatrogenic Injury

Release Date: 7 May 2016

Recipients of complimentary book: Ngee Ann Polytechnic [School of Health Sciences], MOH, KTPH, NUH, TTSH, SACH and SGH.


I wrote this booklet to complement my sharing at the “Ethics in Healthcare Nursing” seminar organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Health Sciences in May 2016.

Nurses see firsthand the gaps in our healthcare system and the consequences of those gaps. To improve patient safety, healthcare administrators must reinforce the message that nurses can safely raise any concerns they may have about patient care and safety.


Contents
  • Preface
  • The Author

  • Introduction
  • 1 ~ Tribute to a Super Nurse
  • 2 ~ Patients Die Alone
  • 3 ~ “Bad Apples”
  • 4 ~ Precious Kids
  • 5 ~ Victims of HAIs
  • 6 ~ SGH Hepatitis C Outbreak
  • 7 ~ Hospital Bed Crunch
  • 8 ~ Accountability and Transparency



Updated on 11 May 2016


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