Human Factors in Healthcare (Download)
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Whenever people use equipment, information, systems and other resources to perform a task, the outcome depends on how well they perceive and react to those resources. This is called Human Factors science. Improving patient safety requires that caregivers understand how they interact with the resources to provide that care.
Safer Healthcare’s “Human Factors in Healthcare” training guide helps you and your staff learn the following:
- The three domains of Human Factors
- Understanding how errors occur
- Applying Human Factors science to improve patient safety
- Introducing Crew Resource Management skills as tools
- Conducting a system analysis of the organization
- Gathering Human Factors data
- Assessing your attitudes toward a Human Factors program
12-page PDF
