Pulse oximeter

Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 2 A. Root Cause Analysis What is a root cause analysis (RCA)? It is a way to understand errors; why they happen, what caused them and how can we stop this error from happening again. Hospitals can use RCA to understands sentinel events. When applied successfully, RCA is an effective system- and team-oriented approach to learning from failures and triggering improvement, Ogrinc, G and Huber, S (2010). The next steps after the event are to set up…

Lewin’s theory includes three major concepts: equilibrium, driving forces, and restraining forces. Equilibrium is a state of being where driving forces equal restraining forces, and no change occurs. It can be raised or lowered by changes that occur between the driving and restraining forces. At the beginning the system is at “equilibrium”, everyone involved believes that they are doing all that they can do and that the system is the greatest it can be. In order for change to occur there…

The protocol not being followed accurately most likely affected the outcome of Mr. B., if these were being monitored intervention could have been implemented soon and might have changed the outcome. Quick intervention are crucial during an emergent situation. Number of staff working in the ER at the time in this scenario could have resulted in Mr. B.’s outcome. One RN and one LPN hardly seems adequate for the amount of patients and aquity level in this scenario. High quality and safe patient…

table; at this time obtain the medical history and the purpose for the appointment. After that, choose the appropriate size blood pressure cuff and place it on the left arm above the elbow, then place the index finger inside the probe of the pulse oximeter attached to the machine; push the start button on the machine. Once the machine finishes, measurements of the blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen level will appear.…

Respiratory rate 20 non-labored, producing a white material on the buccal mucosa; which does not wipe off with tongue blade. Other vital signs: temperature: 101.F, pulse: 100 BMP (regular), blood Pressure: 130/72mmHg, pulse oximeter: SAO 98% RA. Auscultation reveals decreased breath sounds, dull to percussion right lower lobe. End expiratory wheeze in right lower lobe, as well as an increased anterior-posterior diameter to chest wall, no rales…

life. Physical Examination: Upon a current assessment, Mr. Smith is 5 feet and 8 inches tall weighing 245 lbs. Using a sphygmomanometer, Mr. Smith’s blood pressure was measured and recorded as being 165/90 mm Hg. His pulse rate and oxygen level were measured with a Pulse Oximeter. His…

Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) has many different forms which may lead to serious problems associated with surgery and anesthesia (1). Although, the sole use of central neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks seem to be safer than general anesthesia in adult patients with CMD), the majority of these techniques require deep sedation or general anesthesia in children (2). A 6.5-year-old girl with the diagnosis of merosin-positive CMD (weight 23 kg, height 123 cm) was scheduled for…

A root cause analysis (RCA) is a process used to determine why an incident or error occurred and used to develop effective solutions to prevent a reoccurrence. This process addresses three basic questions, what is the problem, why did it occur, and what can be done to prevent it (Root Cause Analysis, nd)? The root cause analysis is not designed to point fingers at individuals, its purpose is to help fix the issues or problems within systems or processes. Improvement is the goal, not to blame.…

Focus on “out-of-hospital” services in people’s homes and/or special care facilities Since the task of empowering patients is not easily achieved, we focused on a group of patients: patients who require care out of the hospital; for our purpose we focused on patients with chronic heart failure in particular on 2 groups, Post-Acute and patients affected by CHF under therapy at home not previously hospitalized. These patients require support from a group of people, medical and non-medical…

2010). She was breathing with pursed lips. These signs again indicate that her body was adjusting to get more air and improved her oxygen levels. Her oxygen saturation (SPO2) was 94% instead of above 96% (Sarkar, Niranjan, & Banyal, 2017). A pulse oximeter is used to detect oxygen levels in peripheral blood capillaries (Doughtry et al., 2015). Therefore, ensuring adequate oxygen is administered, is essential to improve her breathing (Doyle & McCutcheon, 2012). The provision of humidified oxygen…