Abstract
This chapter discusses safety, drawing on the principles of human development across the life span and clinical risk management (CRM). A person-centred approach to safety guides the nurse and midwife in identifying and assessing problems as well as planning interventions to promote safety and mitigate risk factors in a range of health care and community settings. Safety can be defined as freedom from psychological and physical injury and is a basic human need (World Health Organisation [WHO
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Fundamental of Nursing and Midwifery: A Person-Centred Approach to Care |
| Editors | Helen Hall, Paul J. Glew, Johanna Rhodes |
| Place of Publication | Macquarie Park, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
| Pages | 690-714 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Edition | 4th Australian and New Zealand |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781925058246 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |