title: The Patient's Guide to Preventing Medical Errors
author: Karin J. Berntsen
description: "Well-selected case studies emphasize that consumers must be on guard, know what to expect, and be free to communicate, refuse, and delay an intervention when an error is suspected....Recommended. All levels."-Choice<br /><br />?Well-selected case studies emphasize that consumers must be on guard, know what to expect, and be free to communicate, refuse, and delay an intervention when an error is suspected....Recommended. All levels.?-Choice<br /><br />?Caregivers, although this book is written for patients, it is an excellent source of information for your patient teaching modules and risk management programs. Your instructions to patients about preventing medical errors is critical to the success of your error reduction programs....[o]ffers clear actions consumers can take to assure they are not on the receiving end of a medical error.?-Pam Pohly's Net Guide<br /><br />"Caregivers, although this book is written for patients, it is an excellent source of information for your patient teaching modules and risk management programs. Your instructions to patients about preventing medical errors is critical to the success of your error reduction programs....[o]ffers clear actions consumers can take to assure they are not on the receiving end of a medical error."-Pam Pohly's Net Guide
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