How to avoid safety risks during your hospital stay
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35725
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Quality Improvement and Safety.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1696
- Available Online
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At Nova Scotia Health, we believe that safety is everyone’s job. We are committed to providing you with a safe and quality experience while you are here with us. This pamphlet explains your role as a patient or a family member and/or support person(s), and patient safety risks in the hospital. Topics include avoiding infections and falls, understanding your medication(s), preventing pressure injuries, and avoiding medication mistakes. Contact information to provide patient/family feedback is in…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Quality Improvement and Safety
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Hospitalization
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospital care
- Patients--Safety measures
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- At Nova Scotia Health, we believe that safety is everyone’s job. We are committed to providing you with a safe and quality experience while you are here with us. This pamphlet explains your role as a patient or a family member and/or support person(s), and patient safety risks in the hospital. Topics include avoiding infections and falls, understanding your medication(s), preventing pressure injuries, and avoiding medication mistakes. Contact information to provide patient/family feedback is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1711, "Priorité aux patients : votre sécurité, votre bien-être" is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Patients first: your safety, your well-being
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Quality Improvement and Safety
- Pamphlet Number
- 1696
Preparing for home: from admission to discharge
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37304
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Quality Improvement and Safety. Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2173
- Available Online
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When you are admitted to the hospital, you will be given an Estimated Date of Discharge (EDD). This date is when you can expect to go home, depending on how your health improves during your stay. It is important to start planning early for your discharge home. This pamphlet gives information about admission to a hospital inpatient unit, your health care team, what to expect each day, getting ready for discharge, and a list of important information. Information about patient/family feedback and …
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospital admission
- Patient Discharge
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Admission and discharge
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- When you are admitted to the hospital, you will be given an Estimated Date of Discharge (EDD). This date is when you can expect to go home, depending on how your health improves during your stay. It is important to start planning early for your discharge home. This pamphlet gives information about admission to a hospital inpatient unit, your health care team, what to expect each day, getting ready for discharge, and a list of important information. Information about patient/family feedback and space to keep a journal of your hospital stay/illness are included.
- The French version of this pamphlet 2290, "Se préparer au retour à la maison : de l’admission à la sortie," is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Preparing for home: from admission to discharge - Northern zone
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Patient Experience - Quality Improvement and Safety
- Pamphlet Number
- 2173
Se préparer au retour à la maison : de l’admission à la sortie
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37595
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Quality Improvement and Safety. Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2290
- Available Online
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Lorsque vous êtes admis à l’hôpital, on vous donne votre date de sortie prévue (DSP), c’est-à-dire la date à laquelle vous pouvez vous attendre à rentrer à la maison, en fonction de l’amélioration de votre santé pendant votre hospitalisation. Il est important que vous commenciez à préparer tôt votre retour à la maison. Ce dépliant donne des informations sur l’admission à l’hôpital, votre équipe soignante, ce à quoi vous pouvez vous attendre chaque jour et la préparation au retour à la maison; i…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospital admission
- Patient Discharge
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Admission and discharge
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- Lorsque vous êtes admis à l’hôpital, on vous donne votre date de sortie prévue (DSP), c’est-à-dire la date à laquelle vous pouvez vous attendre à rentrer à la maison, en fonction de l’amélioration de votre santé pendant votre hospitalisation. Il est important que vous commenciez à préparer tôt votre retour à la maison. Ce dépliant donne des informations sur l’admission à l’hôpital, votre équipe soignante, ce à quoi vous pouvez vous attendre chaque jour et la préparation au retour à la maison; il contient de plus une liste d’autres informations importantes ainsi que des informations sur les commentaires des patients et des familles de même qu’un espace pour tenir un journal sur votre séjour à l’hôpital ou votre maladie.
- This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 2173, "Preparing for Home: From Admission to Discharge". When you are admitted to the hospital, you will be given an Estimated Date of Discharge (EDD). This date is when you can expect to go home, depending on how your health improves during your stay. It is important to start planning early for your discharge home. This pamphlet gives information about admission to a hospital inpatient unit, your health care team, what to expect each day, getting ready for discharge, and a list of important information. Information about patient/family feedback and space to keep a journal of your hospital stay/illness are included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Patient Experience - Quality Improvement and Safety
- Pamphlet Number
- 2290
Talking about patient safety incidents
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35354
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Quality Improvement and Safety.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1448
- Available Online
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People expect safe health care. Health care providers work hard every day to give safe, excellent care. Despite our best efforts to keep you safe, there are risks to being in the hospital. For example, a patient may fall, or get an infection or a pressure injury (bedsore), or be given the wrong dose of medication. These events are called patient safety incidents. This pamphlet explains what patient safety incidents are, what to do if you notice a patient safety incident, how patient safety inci…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Quality Improvement and Safety
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Truth Disclosure
- Risk Management
- Patient Safety
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Disclosure of information
- Risk management
- Patient safety
- Specialty
- Hospitals
- Abstract
- People expect safe health care. Health care providers work hard every day to give safe, excellent care. Despite our best efforts to keep you safe, there are risks to being in the hospital. For example, a patient may fall, or get an infection or a pressure injury (bedsore), or be given the wrong dose of medication. These events are called patient safety incidents. This pamphlet explains what patient safety incidents are, what to do if you notice a patient safety incident, how patient safety incidents are reported, what disclosure is and how it will help you, and how disclosure takes place. A list of resources for further information is included. The French version of this pamphlet 1712, "Divulgation des incidents liés à la sécurité des patients", is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Patients first disclosure: when something goes wrong during your health care
- Previous title: Patients first: disclosure of patient safety incidents
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Quality Improvement and Safety
- Pamphlet Number
- 1448
