Category: Patient Safety

Table of Contents Introduction Patient Safety Importance The EBP Model Definition An Ideal Source Description The EBP in Nursing Conclusion References Introduction Patient safety is a medical discipline that has emerged in response to the growing complexity of providing health services, which is accompanied by an increase in the scale of harm caused to patients…

The sentinel event deals with a 37-year-old woman named Sady with diabetes and high blood pressure complications during the intrapartum phase of pregnancy who started developing hypertension despite her efforts to keep glucose low. The patients physician was able to keep her hypertension stable by monitoring her glucose and BP levels. However, when Sady went…

In spite of the fact that the United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation, the quality of health care remains low. In order to improve the quality of care, it is necessary to consider the potential role of medical errors in the context of patient safety. Medical errors have been thoroughly…

Table of Contents Discussion Body Conclusion References Discussion Patient safety is one of the key goals assigned a top priority by healthcare. However, medical errors and adverse events remain and threaten patients. To understand the given topic in an in-depth manner, it is essential to identify differences between a medical error and an adverse event…

Table of Contents Introduction Problem Statement Purpose and Research Questions Literature Review Conceptual and Theoretical Framework Reference Introduction The selected peer-reviewed article is the qualitative research study devoted to the investigation of patient safety and methods aimed to minimize medical error. Patient safety by T. B. Welzel was published in the professional journal, Continual Medical…

Introduction Risky medical practices are the root cause of avoidable exposure to patient risk in the global healthcare system. A large portion of these risks occurs during medication administration. Consider the case of Peter, a 75-year-old male with a history of arrhythmia. The doctor of Rythmol 150 mg gives Peter a written prescription after his…

Over the last decades, quality and safety within healthcare delivery have risen to become major concerns in health policy and research. Medical errors remain the primary cause of injuries, and the relations between nurse staffing and quality outcomes have been highlighted by several studies (World Health Organization, 2016; Waring et al., 2016). Since the 1990s,…

The report by Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety (2004) that is now called the Health and Medicine Division proposes the importance of nurse working conditions as a premise for patient safety. Based on a series of national surveys, the report identifies specific guidelines for enhancing patient safety by focusing on…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction Individuals with poor mobility are at high risk of having pressure ulcers (PUs) that are defined as localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure alone or in combination with shear (Lyder, & Ayello, 2008). My…

Table of Contents Introduction Context 1st Con-Point 2nd Con-Point 3rd Con-Point Conclusion References Introduction Understaffing is widely considered a primary nursing issue globally, with many nursing leaders and scholars claiming it to be detrimental to patient outcomes. However, in this context, it is not considered that there are many other professional factors at play that…