TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kordowicz, Maria
AU  - Siriwardena, Niroshan A.
TI  - Quality improvement in healthcare: a guide for students and practitioners
SN  - 9781529762600
U1  - 362.173 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Nursing--Quality control
KW  - Total quality management
KW  - Medical care-Quality control
N1  - Table of contents:

Introducing Quality Improvements-
  Introduction    
  Key Concepts And Definitions    
  Why Improve Quality?  

Perspectives-
  The Policy Context    
   Patient Safety    
   Perspectives In Quality Improvement  

Approaches, Models & Toolkits
  Troubleshooting And Operationalising Quality Improvement    
  Working With Others  

Evaluating Improvement
  How to Evaluate Quality Improvement?    
  Self-Evaluation    
  The Importance Of Sustainability

N2  - This book introduces quality improvement for anyone studying or working in healthcare. Written in clear, straightforward language, it explores quality improvement from multiple perspectives and outlines a range models and toolkits you can use in practice. Encouraging you to reflect on your role as an improver, the book equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to work through each stage of the improvement process – from troubleshooting an issue, to working with others to make an improvement, through to its evaluation.

Key features:

- Case studies and activities help you to apply theory and methodology to your everyday role.
-  A comprehensive glossary introduces quality improvement terminology and concepts.
-  A logical four-part structure moves from the basics up, building your knowledge and understanding as you go.

(https://us.sagepub.com/hi/nam/quality-improvement-in-healthcare/book275069)
ER  -