Running head: Patient safety: the ethical imperative Patient safety: the ethical imperative by Chaini C. Demas A Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for HSA 515 Healthcare Law‚ Policy and Ethics Strayer University Summer 2010 Patient safety: the ethical imperative Patient safety is and should always be the most important aspect a health care provider considers. The article‚ Patient safety: the ethical imperative
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Bar Code Scanning and Patient Safety Phyllis Harman University of Southern Indiana Bar Code Scanning and Patient Safety The following paper explores eight published articles that address the issue of bar code scanning for medication administration and patient safety. Online research was conducted to locate and review articles which are included in review of literature‚ and to acquire accurate information addressing the issues discussed. The understanding of Bar Code Scanning for Medication
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Patient Safety Initiatives in the Hospital Setting Introduction Patient safety is described by the US Institute of Medicine as “the freedom from accidental injury due to medical care or from medical error” (Mansour‚ 2012). With that being said‚ patient safety has long been a major issue for hospitals. In the past many patients have been injured during hospital stays‚ some being injured severely with death being the result. With the growing trend of lawsuits‚ hospitals were becoming
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The Author will describe the nurses role and discuss individualised patient care based around legal and ethical frameworks that guide and govern nurses in their roles as healthcare professionals. A five stage process to nursing care is one framework use to deliver this care and consists of assessment‚ diagnosis‚ care planning‚ implementation and evaluation and is an on-going‚ continuous cycle that only ends when goals are achieved and homeostasis is restored‚ or reasonable expectations of health
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Annotated Bibliography‚ National Patient Safety Goals – Hospital Denise Moe N300 Summer 2011 California State University‚ San Marcos ’Spread ’ remains challenge in patient safety improvement. (2011‚ May). Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement‚ 18(5)‚ 49-52. Purpose Patient safety is a top priority in health care‚ especially in a hospital setting. If errors are made in regards to patient safety‚ they could have dangerous consequences. Patients trust that specific systems are
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Patient Safety—Case Study #2 Sierra Billman‚ Morgan Burkholder‚ & Crystal Montgomery Indiana University School of Nursing Protecting Our Patients Patient safety is an area in which every hospital strives to excel. Patient safety is when an error is prone‚ but staff prevents it before it happens. There are hundreds of hospitals in the United States that want to improve patient safety. One case of this would be The Veterans Health Administration implementing changes to decrease the likelihood of
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and initiated the Patient Safety Initiative at Children’s Hospital and Clinics by transforming mindsets and culture within the hospital. Key initiatives implemented by her included (a) Introduction of a Blameless Patient Safety Reporting System (b) Conducting Focus Groups and (c) Setting up of Patient Safety Steering Committee. Building Block 1: A supportive learning environment (key activities implemented‚ key challenges and effectiveness of endeavor) 1.1 Psychological Safety 1.1.1 Blameless
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Integrating Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum Ana Maria Y. Jimenez‚ RN‚ MSN‚ MAP‚ PGCE A. Introduction On the subject of Patient Safety‚ the National Institute of Medicine (2005) returns to the fundamentals of Medicine‚ reiterating what had been said over a millennia ago when Hippocrates saw the risk for injuries that arise from the good-willed actions of healers. Greek healers in the 4th Century‚ drafted the Hippocratic Oath and pledged to "prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according
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INDEX 1. Introduction to the functions of management. 2. Introduction of the topic “Staffing”. 3. Staffing process of Ivy Studios. 4. Research and methodology. 5. Bibliography. INTRODUCTION FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT There are five basic functions of management: Planning: Planning is deciding in advance what to do and how to do. It means setting objectives and targets and formulating an action plan to achieve them. It is concerned with both ends and means i.e. what is to be
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the elderly‚ but that it is all‚ directly or indirectly‚ down to staffing. The situation on my own ward is one that is mirrored across the trust‚ and indeed across the country. Low morale‚ high stress levels‚ short tempers and neglected patients all result from the fact that we do not have enough staff to provide complete and adequate care for our 26 very dependent patients. On a night shift‚ we have two nurses and two HCAs
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