Patient Safety Authority: Safety tips for patients

Summary

The Patient Safety Authority has put together information and tips for patients on a range of topics.

Content

• C-Diff
• Dentures in the healthcare setting
• Discharge instructions
• Drug allergies
• End of life care
• Falls at home
• Getting the right diagnosis
• Handwashing
• Hospital ratings
• Influenza (the flu)
• Latex allergies
• Medical records
• Medication safety at home
• Medication safety: Hospital and doctor's office
• Metric-based patient weights
• MRI safety
• MRSA
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
• Norovirus (stomach flu)
• Obstructive sleep apneoa
• Pneumonia
• Pressure injuries (bed sores)
• Sepsis
• What is an MRI?
• Wrong-site surgery