“Never events” are also known as “serious reportable events” (SREs), an official term adopted and used by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The NQF defines SREs as events that should never have occurred to the patient when receiving care in a hospital. SREs are viewed as identifiable events that cause substantial harm to the patient and are almost always preventable. (Lembitz, 2010, pg. 30) Examples of “never events” include, but are not limited to the following: • Death due to administration of wrong medication • Wrong surgery procedures conducted on the wrong patient and/or wrong body part • Patient abduction • Handing an infant patient to the wrong person during discharge NQF has compiled a list of 28 “never events” that is used in many states across the nation.
In Alaska I’d put up a hairy new route on the Mooses Tooth, and pulled off a solo ascent of the Devils Thumb that involved spending three weeks alone on a remote ice cap. I’d done a number of fairly extreme ice climbs in Canada and Colorado” (27-28). b. Krakauer has had lots of previous experiences climbing mountains. One thing I got confused with in this story is the excess amount of mountaineering terms throughout. Krakauer has been climbing for a long time, so he must know everything about it and I trust that he uses the terms correctly, therefore his writing is very credible.
Therefore, the hospital had no option but to abide with the laid rules. For this reason they had to treat Mr. Bartling and not fall into his wishes. The doctor’s opinion was that Mr. Bartling’s case was not terminal therefore he could live for at least a year if he was “weaned” from the ventilator. However, weaning was not likely due to Mr. Bartling medical and psychological problem that were not under control. It is also argued that Mr. Bartling was not medically fit to make meaningful decision because of his vacillation.
Module 02 – Breach of Confidentiality A 42-year-old male dentist was referred to the radiology department of a hospital for a CT-guided needle biopsy of a 1.5 cm lung nodule. The nodule was thought to be benign but clarification was needed. The patient met with the radiologist and the nurse to explain the procedure and possible risks of bleeding, infection and pneumothorax that may require a chest tube. Before signing the consent form, the dentist asked to speak to the radiologist privately. The patient reveled that he was HIV-positive and was worried that his dental practice might suffer “dire financial consequences” if knowledge of his HIV were to become known.
Based upon the papers filed by the parties, as well as the arguments of counsel, the motion is denied. On May 1, 2002, Plaintiff underwent cosmetic eye surgery at Travis Air Force Base. The surgery was performed by Dr. Arnold Pierce. During the surgery, Dr. Pierce used a handheld cautery device produced by AEN. During the surgery, the surgical drapes covering plaintiff's face caught fire.
Professional snowboarders are the outer shell of our sport. X-Games, Olympics, Dew Tour, and many other competitions are where they lay their heads to rest. A year round occupation always searching for gold anywhere snow my lie, snowboarders will always be there Shaun White got real good real fast earning twenty six different gold medals from competitions around the world including the Olympics. The men who hold this sport together not only out perform all of the other categories but hold a standard of “first of last mentality.” They all started small and had their fun on the way to the top paying the price of defeat and misstep. Only the few who persist through the pain and injuries come out on top like Travis Rice and Shaun White.
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Amputation Nightmare Angie Simpson, RN HCS 478 November 4, 2013 Fran Mieczowski Amputation Nightmare It would be a nightmare to wake up from surgery with the wrong limb amputated or the wrong surgery performed. This is exactly what happened to Joseph Benson. He went into the hospital for surgery for amputation of his left leg just below the knee. When he woke up from surgery he awakened to find out his right leg had been amputated instead. The hospital has not officially commented on this but has had other issues recently from “nursing shortages and union problems” (Lowel, 2013).
In this case the claimant was undergoing electro convulsive therapy as treatment for his mental illness. The doctor did not give any relaxant drugs and the claimant suffered a serious fracture. There was divided opinion amongst professionals as to whether relaxant drugs should be given. If they are given there is a very small risk of death, if they are not given there is a small risk of fractures. The claimant argued that the doctor was in breach of duty by not using the relaxant drug.
When the doctor finally sees him he tell him that he will not be give any narcotics, before examining him and assessing his pain, .The patient decided to leave and mentioned that he is going to another hospital in the city. The doctor calls the other hospital and alerts the doctors not to treat the patient in question because he demonstrates drug-seeking behaviour. The author will provide a critical evaluation of the ethical principles and the legal aspects of this case study in relationship to professional conduct. The Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Conduct (NMC) (2008) provides a guideline to ethical decision making and the standards of professionalism that are required by nurses. Also the Nurse's contract of employment, the hospitals policies and procedures or consulting a legal advisor can help when determining if an action is ethical, professional or unlawful as observed by Griffith et al 2010,and yet Dimond (2008) further argues that to care for a patient a nurse must have the knowledge of law and professional practice which can assist in decision making, As can be seen from the scenario, there are laws and guidelines which need