Are Patients Safe James E. Scarbrough III Baker College of Cadillac Are Patients Safe Patient safety is an extremely valuable aspect in the health care. The definition of patient safety is an area focusing on reporting an error, analysis and prevention of medical errors that often lead to adverse patient outcomes. Prevention means keeping patients safe from errors rather than reacting to them. These standards in patient safety inspire the most challenging issues in the health care setting. Reviewing these standards annually and publishing them on The Joint Commission Website, it is a key component to improving health care (The Joint Commission, 2011).
Abstract National Patient Safety Goal 07.05.01 Preventing Infection after Surgery is a multi-level, interdisciplinary approach to healthcare promotion. Surgical site infections not only increase the length of hospital stays and costs to patients, but they also increase the risk of mortality and morbidity post-operatively. This paper focuses on the ways to prevent infections before, during, and after surgery. Preventing Infections after Surgery NPSG 07.05.01 Introduction The Joint Commission (TJC) is a national organization that sets standards for healthcare agencies to meet and adhere to, to ensure a culture of safety for all patients by encouraging patients and families to become partners with healthcare professionals in protecting patients from harm. In 2002 TJC published its first annual set of National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to require healthcare agencies to focus on specific, high-risk issues in nursing care (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2012).
A1. Quality improvement (QI) consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups. An organizations current system is defined as “how things are done now”, health care performance is defined by an organization's efficiency and outcome of care, and level of patient satisfaction. Areas of focus for quality improvement include: focusing on the patient care and satisfaction, staff members working together as a team, and improving workflow/billing output. To make improvements, an organization needs to understand its own delivery system and key processes.
It helps to meet both quality and cost effective measures by patients. (Leatherman, 2013) United health care effectively communicates the performance results and feedback to the customers that provides the detailed process of decision making abilities. United Health care provides the important guidelines of preventing health issues at an initial stage which is important in healthy life style. It helps to make the patients healthy. United health group is committed to offer a wide range of health insurance plans and other benefits.
Comparative effectiveness research has proven itself to be an important component in health care for identifying the best and most cost-effective interventions and standardizing their use. “A Comparative Effectiveness Research System (CER System) is a mechanism for synthesizing research about different medical interventions and translating it into guidelines for or restrictions on the use of different types of therapies, in an attempt to maximize good outcomes for patients” (Jonas, 278). The main goal of the CER System is to maintain and standardize quality and of health care and control the costs. In the comparative effectiveness research system, researchers can compare the benefits and harms of treatments, procedures, medications, and many more aspects in healthcare to see which one is more effective in preventing, diagnosing, treating, or even monitoring patients conditions. Treatments and procedures can be very different depending on the situation, and the comparative effectiveness research system develops the most effective approach to every situation.
Assessment Tool Analysis Paper NUR 440 February 7, 2011 Peggy Taylor Assessment Tool Analysis Paper Assessment tools are used to evaluate, and help in intervening with a patient’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. They enable a nurse or other medical practitioners to help the vulnerable to make more informed choices that will make their life better. Assessment tools can be useful in improving the family dynamics, building more cohesive relationships, and promoting healthier lifestyles. There are of many of these assessment tools, some more effective than others, and it is the responsibility of the practitioner to see which is more likely to fit the dynamic of whatever situation one is attempting to resolve. The three assessment tools that I have selected are as follows: the family adaptability and cohesion scale, the Calgary family assessment model, and the health promoting lifestyle profile II.
The question is what role do nurses play when it comes to medication safety? Nurses play many different roles in the world of medicine; however the most important role is to assure that patients are receiving their medication safely. One of the recommendations to reduce medication errors and harm is to use the “Five rights: the right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time” (Choo, Hutchinson & Bucknall, 2010, p.854). Verifying the patient’s identity ensures that the correct patient is receiving the medication, confirming that the medication written on the order is the same medication being prepared, ensures the right drug, dose and route is given. Some medications must be given at specific time, so it imperative to provide the medication to the patient at the correct time.
How might competition impact the services provided to the patient? How does the improvement upon the resources, tools, and competency of medical staff personnel involve the element of competition? If we were to consider how far modern medicine has evolved within the last several decades, it is obvious that the competition for further improvement has allowed the health care industry to evolve exponentially. The services provided to the patient, the resources available to the patient, the tools utilized during patient treatment, and the level of knowledge and expertise of the medical staff all impact the proficiency and reputation of the health care organization. As a patient we place the utmost faith and fidelity within the hands of those providing treatment, we are entrusting personal information about ourselves with the unanimous understanding that our best interests will always remain a priority, and we expect successful treatment regardless of the reason or purpose for the visit.
Structure measurements can be achieved when research is given properly. When a facility has the proper accreditation programs in healthcare, it is important that performance of healthcare organization can improve the quality and safety of their services at all times. There is always room for improvement in healthcare. Where accreditation is concerned it has specific things that regulate, provide, third parties and customers in healthcare use similar programs. Given the factors when the data is collected the experts are from all over the world then can conduct the interview.
Better Teamwork, Better Patient Care Sabrina Haight Baker College of Cadillac Better Teamwork, Better Patient Care A health care team has a duty to provide effective, quality care in order to enhance the health and well-being of its patients. Every professional on that team has different roles to play in providing that standard of care. These roles range from CNA to nurse to physician, with many other interdisciplinary roles as well, like paramedic, respiratory therapist, or social worker. Each person has distinct expertise and skills to contribute that can be applied to the patient’s care. Organization and cooperation must be integrated into the team to ensure that needs of the patient are adequately met.