In this case study, the hospital operated on the incorrect patient. This is classified as wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors (WSPEs). These wrong-site, wrong procedure, wrong-patient errors (WSPEs) are termed “never events” by the National Quality Forum and “sentinel events” by the Joint Commission are errors that should never occur and indicate serious underlying safety problems (Woods,…
In the essay “When Doctor’s Make Mistakes” is about the experience of a medical surgeon named Atul Gawande and the medical malpractice that he nearly committed as well as the challenges he faced regularly. This essay describes how medical errors are common to many hospital surgeons and how achieving perfection will always be their main goal. I anticipate on using this source to explain how enhancing communication amongst team members will provide effective patient care and reduce medical…
medical surgical units will be accounted for. Medication errors committed only by nurses will be…
The scenario included in Appendix n.1 shows multiple errors consequently leading to a patient’s deterioration. There was poor communication and record-keeping leading to an incomplete Early Warning Score Chart (EWS) and Fluid Balance Chart, and lack of practical knowledge and skills of the nursing staff in recognizing signs of deterioration of the patient. Furthermore, there is failure to understand the life-saving importance of intravenous antibiotics and the necessity of intravenous access in the case of emergency in acutely ill patients, and failure of the regular review of the patient by the nurses and doctors alike. Identified as the primary issue is the lack of communication and secondary problem an incomplete fluid…
Discussion of different three examples first begins with registration errors. Many times when a patient registers at the same facility, they also have similar names to previous or current patients on a patient list. Unless all staff members are well trained to follow standard procedure to distinguish patient identification, these type of errors will be a constant. Confirming a patient’s date of birth, social security number, and full name is just one step to preventing this error. Secondly, having the patient to verbally confirm their personal identifiers can also prevent this error.…
• Errors should be corrected as follows: draw a single line in ink through the incorrect entry, and print "error" at the top of the entry with a legal signature or initials, date,…
Medical errors in decision making that result in harm or death are tragic and costly to the families affected. There are also negative impacts to the medical providers and the associated institutions (Wu, 2000). Patient safety is a cornerstone of higher-quality health care and nurses serve as a communication link in all settings which is critical in surveillance and coordination to reduce adverse outcomes (Mitchell, 2008).…
Medical malpractice is when a doctor or another medical professional, such as a nurse or technician, does something or does not do something that causes an injury, harm or death to a patient. In the U.S., experts estimate that about seven in every 1,000 newborns suffer a significant, traumatic birth injury each year due to medical malpractice. Those injuries include, but are not limited to, autism, cerebral palsy, as well as Erb's palsy. According to Donald H. Beskind, a professor at Duke University School of Law, juries are typically influenced by three main factors when deliberating on malpractice cases: the degree to which it is clear who was at fault for the negligence, what money would do to improve the plaintiffs' quality of life, and…
If the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) with whom I work has to take a case to the Circuit Court for an appeal, it will be with the judicial branch. According to Dana C. McWay, the judicial branch is a branch of the governemt who evaluate laws, clarifies laws, resolves disagreements and decides if a law goes against the Constitution.…
Most medical errors that cause serious injuries to patients result from lack of or failure of communication, misinterpreting critical information when the orders are not clear, and/or when a patient’s condition changes and is overlooked. “The interdisciplinary team uses each member’s education, knowledge, and experiences to build an individualized plan of care that will best address the patient’s needs.” Collaboration and communication are essential among the team and are critical in the reduction of these errors and in establishing a safe environment for the patients. This is a very important part and responsibility of every health care workers job (Texas Board of Nursing, 2012, p. 5).…
process, were undermined in the improvement and organizational forward motion of the facility. While the managers were satisfied with the formal changes and the decrease in medical error reporting, the clinical staff was not satisfied as they were not included or informed nor did they have any input regarding the feasibility of medical error reporting.…
When a patient first comes into the health care setting a record or care plan regarding any ongoing treatment, assessment or reviews should be compiled so that other multidisciplinary teams can be involved in a patient's care. When making entries, mistakes may be made and attempts to erase using correction fluid is not permitted. Instead a line should be put through the error, and then clearly signed and dated by the person entering the notes. Having the correct and up to date information regarding a patient is vital to the health, well being and safety of the patient and can play a huge role in identifying any changes in a patients condition.…
Therefore, handoff is an integral part of professional communication throughout patient care. Some of the most common mistakes in the transition of patient care occur in the fields of communication, information sharing practices, and human factors (Abraham et al., 2012). Patients that are in the intensive care unit are at even more risk of being impacted due to the vulnerability and complexity of care that is required along with the critical nature of their condition (Colvin, Eisen, & Gong, 2016). according to the Joint Commission miscommunication among healthcare providers has lead to an approximate 80 percent of serious medical errors compromising patient safety (Joint Commission Perspectives, 2012). These mistakes, depending on the degree and the condition of a patient, may lead to dreadful consequences for the patients such as “delays in treatment and ordering of tests, incongruence in patient data, and increased patient length of stay (Abraham et al., 2011, p.28). Given these facts, it becomes evident that the need for an intervention is…
The most common types of errors that arise in the practice are errors of commission and errors of omission. Act including wrong diagnosis, improper management of correct diagnosis, incomplete monitoring of use of drugs, lack of patient information and prescription errors such as illegible prescriptions, failure to recognize drug-drug interactions were some of the errors that fall under error of commission. Similarly, failure to follow up/ notify patients of test results, failure to coordinate care with consultants, delay in diagnosis, failure to perform preventive care or educate the patients on appropriate use of medications fall under errors of omission.…
Medical practice is very stressful, as health care workers must respond to the patients’ needs and families very quickly. On the other hand, medical knowledge and procedures usually include limitations and uncertainties (1). Medical errors or mistakes may be harmful to a patient’s life, costly, and sometimes irreversible. Moreover, shift work, night work and long work hours are very common among health care workers (2).…
