Accreditation

1. Describe your level of awareness of the prevalence of medical errors before this course and reading part 1 Before reading part 1, I was in the delusion that medical mistakes occurs and are extremely rare. After reading the part 1, I realized that medical mistakes are not as rare as I thought it was. According to Institute of Medicine report (IOM) report, nearly 98,000 thousand people die each year from preventable medical error (Gibson, & Singh, 2003). 2. Part 1 of Gibson and Singh details…

Implications Medication Errors Have on Patient Safety With over 100 million people admitted to a hospital in the US, it is no surprise that patient safety is one of the top priorities, one of these priorities is proper medication administration. Picone, Titler, Dochterman (2008) found that 96% of all medication are preventable an alarming realization considering how common they occur. An analysis of medication errors reported by health care professionals shows how common errors are, how they…

In today’s fast paced healthcare environment there is constant struggle to provide the best and safe care to patients and at the same time keep the organization profitable. Nurse patient ratio is one of the areas in healthcare where this struggle is visualized on a regular basis. Nurse patient ratios need to be reevaluated because medicine has come a long way from twenty thirty years ago and patients are suffering from many comorbidities which makes it harder to safely care for patients while we…

Medication Administration and the Importance of Reducing Errors in the Nursing Practice Macey Schreiber Baker University School of Nursing Medication Administration and the Importance of Reducing Errors in the Nursing Practice Florence Nightingale stated in her book Notes on Hospitals, published in 1859, “the very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm” (Chilton, 2008). Nightingale’s 150-year old expectation continues to hold firm in healthcare…

In the hospital I am an administrator at, I have decided to utilize the CMS standard 482.23(c)(6). I will discuss how I will put into practice this procedure in order to meet the conditions of CMS and the Joint Commission. I will discuss how I will incorporate this new fingerprint device for nurses on the bedside in accordance with CMS and the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission and CMS standard 482.23(c)(6) is defined as “The hospital may allow a patient (or his or her caregiver/support…

How well does the Phillip island nature park fulfil its criteria for accreditation as an “Advanced Ecotourism” venue? Definition of topic: The Phillip Island Nature Park, which includes the Penguin Parade, the Koala Conservation Centre, Churchill Island, and the Nobbies Centre, states it has achieved the full criteria for being an Advanced Ecotourism venue. The Advanced Ecotourism certification is the highest level ecotourism a venue can earn. To achieve this, a venue must sustain the criteria:…

Delimitations/ Limitations This proposal will not validate whether or not accreditation promotes quality education, greater accountability, and student performance. It will not recommend changes to the ACCJC’ standards or assess its capability to accredit a college. The study is limited to the nine LACCD colleges and the primary source of information includes newsletters and memorandums published by the ACCJC. Literature Review This proposal will mirror the research design and conducted by…

must be in compliance with the standards of care for a duration of at least four months before the initial survey takes place. The log-term facility or hospital should also be in good standing with acceptable standards during the full period of accreditation, which signify that surveyors will look for 36 months of operation for several standards-related…

“All people always experience the safest, highest quality, best-value health care across all settings.” ~ Joint Commission Vision~ The Joint Commission is a company that you must earn an accreditation from. Which means you have to uphold high standards of patient care in order to obtain accreditation from them. The Joint Commission helps health care organizations measure, assess and improve performance. They are there to make sure that the best medical care standards are upheld in various…

A National Public Health Department Accreditation was created to improve the service, value, and accountability to stakeholders of local, state and tribal health departments. The Public Health Association Board (PHAB), a non-profit organization, works to protect the health of the public through improving the quality of services local health departments are providing in their communities. In doing so, the PHAB has developed a set of standards to measure the performance level of health departments…