Outline For Patient Safety
Deysi Serrano
Outline: Patient Safety in Hospitals
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Outline: Patient Safety and Medical Errors
General Purpose: To inform nurses and the general public about programs and policies in place to further decline the rates in medial errors and keep patients safe.
Specific Purpose: To provide examples of why implementing proper procedures and having an open communication within the staff can prevent minor medical incidents and potential fatal medical accidents from happening.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Present the story of Josie King, a two-year-old girl who died because of a medical error at a renowned hospital.
B. Thesis Statement: Extensive research has shown that training programs for health care workers, policies and proven protocols and communication result in an overall decrease in medical error rates. Because implementation of protocols and standardized patient safety procedures have been shown to be effective, there is good reason to expect that by continuing these medical practices, the risk of unwanted medical errors and patient harm will be significantly reduced.
II. Body
A. Main Point # 1: To express how medical staff and nurses in particular are the voice of concern and advocates for patients who should express open communication with both the families and doctors.
1a. Explain how break down in communication affects the quality in patient care.
2a. Describe some of the implementations hospitals have placed to break communication barrier that have proven to be successful.
III. B. Point 2:To inform about surgical errors and how they too can prevented.
B1. Discuss the case of an inmate who underwent a surgery and suffered a medical error when the doctor removed the wrong kidney.
B2. What is being done to further prevent surgical errors and what do studies rates show.
IV. C. Point 3: Whom does medical error affect?
C1. It affects not only the patient, but also the family members.
Outline: Patient Safety in Hospitals
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Outline: Patient Safety and Medical Errors
General Purpose: To inform nurses and the general public about programs and policies in place to further decline the rates in medial errors and keep patients safe.
Specific Purpose: To provide examples of why implementing proper procedures and having an open communication within the staff can prevent minor medical incidents and potential fatal medical accidents from happening.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Present the story of Josie King, a two-year-old girl who died because of a medical error at a renowned hospital.
B. Thesis Statement: Extensive research has shown that training programs for health care workers, policies and proven protocols and communication result in an overall decrease in medical error rates. Because implementation of protocols and standardized patient safety procedures have been shown to be effective, there is good reason to expect that by continuing these medical practices, the risk of unwanted medical errors and patient harm will be significantly reduced.
II. Body
A. Main Point # 1: To express how medical staff and nurses in particular are the voice of concern and advocates for patients who should express open communication with both the families and doctors.
1a. Explain how break down in communication affects the quality in patient care.
2a. Describe some of the implementations hospitals have placed to break communication barrier that have proven to be successful.
III. B. Point 2:To inform about surgical errors and how they too can prevented.
B1. Discuss the case of an inmate who underwent a surgery and suffered a medical error when the doctor removed the wrong kidney.
B2. What is being done to further prevent surgical errors and what do studies rates show.
IV. C. Point 3: Whom does medical error affect?
C1. It affects not only the patient, but also the family members.
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