Reference no: EM131443370
Quality Assurance in Healthcare Systems
Assignment: Discussion Question
You are the hospital safety officer. A unit nurse has sent an incident report to you about a patient fall. The patient, an 80-year-old man recovering from pneumonia, fell and broke his hip while getting up to go to the restroom.
As the safety officer you know that a broken hip often leads to death in the elderly. Falls are a preventable cause of patient death and can lead to a lawsuit against a hospital. You notify the hospital quality manager that according to your analysis 40 percent of the patient falls in the previous year occurred during the night shift.
There are eight adult units and two pediatric units in the hospital. Incidents of patient falls in a pediatric unit are rare. However, patient falls in the adult units are more frequent.
There are three eight-hour shifts in 24 hours. Last year, there were 80 falls. It is June, and already this calendar year there have been 44 falls.
You are concerned about the potential for a patient death, the potential for a lawsuit, and the hospital accreditation status.
Which of the core quality management tools will you use to analyze the problem?
Explain why you would use the tools you chose.
Is there other data you want as you work on this problem?
Why do you require other data?
|
How many grams of carbon dioxide were produced
: When an acid solution weighing 56.407g was added to the tablet, carbon dioxide gas was released, producing a fizz. The resulting solution weighed 57.133g. How many grams of carbon dioxide were produced?
|
|
Value of a quality assurance department
: The link between cost and quality in healthcare. Cite at least two studies conducted in the past five years supporting your response - The role health insurance plays in cost, quality, and healthcare consumer expectations.
|
|
Which of the economists consider unemployed
: Which of the following individuals would economists consider unemployed? a. Sam looked for work for several weeks but has now given up his search and is going back to college. b. A 14-year-old wants to mow lawns for extra cash but is unable to find n..
|
|
Which of the given is a negative consequence of consumption
: BUSI 332- Which of the following is a negative consequence of consumption? Which of the following represents the combination of product characteristics that provide the most value to an individual consumer or market segment?
|
|
Quality assurance in healthcare systems
: Which of the core quality management tools will you use to analyze the problem - Explain why you would use the tools you chose and Is there other data you want as you work on this problem?
|
|
What was the original speed of the bullet
: What was the original speed of the bullet? (Express your answer with four significant figures.)
|
|
Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of problems
: Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems. Differentiate short term from long term problems. Conclude with the decision facing the manager/key person.
|
|
Leadership in healthcare management
: Write a 5-6 page paper that analyzes the problems and develops solutions utilizing decision-making principles.
|
|
How much force is required to lift elbow and forearm
: The forearm has a weight of 40 N and a center mass of 14 cm from the elbow. Assume all the angles are square for this problem. How much force is required to lift the elbow and the forearm?
|