Have you or someone you know experienced a medical error before? It might have been the wrong medication, neglected allergy, etc. Regardless of if you have or haven’t, what are your thoughts on why these errors occur? What do you think should be done differently to avoid medical errors or do we simply have to “live” with medical errors because humans make mistakes?
Medical error is the mistake done while caring for a sick patient
It happens mainly to the following reasons
Some of the things which can be done differently are
Have you or someone you know experienced a medical error before? It might have been the...
In response to a seminal report that 100,000 patients die each year due to healthcare errors the Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed the 100,000 Lives Campaign. You may have experienced a medical error or know someone who has. The error might have been the wrong medication, misdiagnosis, a preventable infection. Analyze errors in health care and how to avoid them.
Question Have you (or someone close to you) experienced a merger (vertical integration) in a current or past job position? If so, what are some major challenges and strengths of implementing vertical integration? If you have not experienced vertical integration (or do not know anyone who has undergone vertical integration), can you think of a well - known company that has merged with another corporation? What were the strengths and weaknesses of this newly formed business arrangement? Type of merger...
Have you (or someone close to you) used/or worked with the electronic medical record? If so, what are some major challenges and strengths of using this technology? If you have not used the electronic medical record (or do not know anyone who has used this technology), can you think of a medical setting that can benefit from implementing an information management system? What are the strengths and weaknesses of adopting such technology in a medical practice? SETTING IN WHICH HAD...
Give an example of a time when someone you know conveyed an important message but did so using the wrong channel. For example, has anyone ever shared bad or important news with you, but done it via text? Do you have an example of important information that was shared via a poorly worded email and so it was misunderstood? Give as much detail as you can about the situation and why you think the chosen channel was incorrect. Lastly, outline...
Give an example of a time when someone you know conveyed an important message, but did so using the wrong channel. For example, has anyone ever shared bad or important news with you, but done it via text? Do you have an example of important information that was shared via a poorly worded email and so it was misunderstood? Give as much detail as you can about the situation and why you think the chosen channel was incorrect.
Scenario You have been in your position as a medical administrator for 6 months. During this time, you have noticed a disturbing trend in your facilities Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Errors in documenting patient vital signs are increasing which has led to providers having inaccurate information for care and affecting the patients discharge. You have noticed that the trend in documentation mistakes are always on the respirations (R) and pulse (P). The documentation mistake happened on all shifts and on...
A, What does the UV-Vis spectrophotometer measure? What is Beer’s Law (you might have to look it up) and how does it relate to data collected from a spectrophotometer? B, What is a sample blank? What it is it used for in this experiment? C, What does the addition of NH3(aq) do to the copper(II) solution? If you don’t know because you haven’t yet done the experiment, make an educated guess. (Think about what the NH3 does chemically and what...
Can you please read and check for spelling and grammer errors that I might have missed. - My philosophy of nursing is greatly dependent on the amazing nurses I have met in my lifetime, and the background of nursing I have studied so far on the history of nursing and how nursing came to be. I expect to expand my philosophy whenever I am a nurse; one that I once looked up to. My philosophy is nursing, as a way...
Your goal is to generate a diagnosis. Explain why you have chosen the diagnoses (what about the vignette makes you think this is the explanation?). What would you do to confirm the diagnosis? Can you suggest initial treatment? This can usually be done in a single page A 71-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his family because of 2 days of progressive confusion. He had no medical history. His family reported that he might be a little...
1. How effective was the orientation process for ICU nurses at St. Dismas Hospital? 2. What would have prevented this situation? 3. How do you think Lawanda’s family felt? 4. What are the steps to address this situation and decrease the damage to St. Dismas Hospital? Case Information Lawanda Person was a recent graduate of a BSN program. She had only one year of experience in medical–surgical units when St. Dismas Hospital hired her to be a staff nurse in the intensive care unit...