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Children’s of Alabama has medication precautions, fall risk precautions, and a “Do Not Use” list in place to protect patients. SBAR is used to effectively communicate patient and nursing needs to physicians. Pharmacy and the nursing staff verify medications before the medication is ever administrated to patients, to reduce errors. Call-lights are in place for patients to alert employees to wants and needs. Nursing Informatics help implement and educate employees on electronic charting.…

How to Prevent Medication Errors There are several ways to avoid medication errors in the healthcare setting. Common mistakes made when giving out medications include disorganization, miscommunication among hospital staff and careless errors. In the following paragraphs I will explain in detail how to avoid medication errors and the importance of excellent communication and interpersonal skills among nurses and patients. I will also clarify the reasons for common mistakes made in the hospital…

National Patient Safety Goals: Help Avoid Mistakes with your Medicines Many people assume the role of their medication responsibility to their health care providers, while it is a combined duty of the patient as well (The Joint Commission,2016). In avoiding medication errors in healthcare The Joint Commission has created guidelines to further educate the importance of understanding one’s medications. Patients are given understanding on how to avoid mistakes while in the hospital, at the…

Workflow Design: Clinical Scenario The purpose of this paper is to explore a clinical scenario, answer pertinent questions, and list out the correct steps for administering an oral medication according to the “five rights” of the medication administration process (Edwards & Axe, 2015; Hunter, 2011). In addition, a workflow diagram was created to demonstrate the process from start to end. Scenario Analysis As healthcare providers, nurses are trained to follow the “five rights” of the…

Summary: The guideline that I chose to review discusses how bedside shift report can increase both patient and family satisfaction rates during hospitalization. The study was done and funded by Cincinnati Children 's Hospital Medical Center. The method used was a search of electronic databases ranging from PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and OVID MEDLINE. After researchers reviewed six different types of articles this guideline was created. After deciphering all of the evidence it is…

Table 4 provides details of resource use and costs used in the model. The cost of treating unintentional poisoning injury was estimated based on NHS reference costs for hospital services obtained from PSSRU Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2012 (Curtis 2012). In the model, it was assumed that all medically reported cases of unintentional poisoning are taken to the emergency department for initial assessment and or treatment. In the emergency department, cases are triaged as minor requiring…

Beaumont hospital is a 1070 bed hospital, which includes inpatient and outpatient services. This includes an imaging center, cancer center, neuroscience center, research institute, a heart & vascular center, as well as, medical office building that house physicians’ private practices. Since September 2014, Beaumont Health System has initiated new operations and best practices. This includes an integration of electronic health records, supply chain improvements, and opportunities to improve…

Evidence Based Practice – Pressure Ulcers In today’s era of nursing, nurses practice in an “accountability age.” The quality of care provided to each patient as well as cost issues is what drives the direction of healthcare. Patients are becoming more informed and knowledgeable about their own health as well as prevalence of medical errors within hospitals and other healthcare institutions across the United States. To decrease such errors such as nosocomial infections, medication errors,…

The Joint Commission is an independent, non-profit organization, which both accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs throughout the United States. In 2002, the committee established a set of goals known as the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program. The development of the NPSGs began with a panel of nurses, physicians, pharmacists, risk managers, clinical engineers and other professionals with adequate experience in the world of patient safety (“Facts about NPSGs”,…

. The organizational culture in healthcare is composed of behaviors, values, language and activities that are experienced by a team of people (Joshi et al., 2014). The culture in an organization can lead to its success or downfall (Joshi et al., 2014). Leadership is an important component to having an effective organizational culture because they set the tone for high quality of care and safety measures (Joshi et al., 2014). The organizational culture at this hospital is lacking in many…