The Role of the Leader in Evaluating Data to Improve Quality and Safety
The Role of the Leader in Evaluating Data to Improve Quality and Safety
Mary Slaton
Walden University
Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Health Care
NURS 4021-9
Dr. Merilyn Long
May 17, 2013
The Role of the Leader in Evaluating Data to Improve Quality and Safety
Quality and Safety has been recognized as important issues in creating the delivery of effective and responsive health care. To improve Quality and Safety the leader must analyze data and interpret the information to develop a system for clinical performance by motivating, supervising, and develop a problem solving approach to deal with system of medical errors. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the role of the leader in evaluating data to improve Quality and Safety issues.
Data Overview
The data shows that sixty eight percent of the falls were women, who are more likely to develop osteoarthritis because bone mass declines faster in women than in men due to hormonal changes, sedimentary lifestyles and poor nutrition are therefore at increased risk of falls. Peripheral sensations decrease with aging and loss of foot tactile sense in the elderly contributes to postural instability (Wickremaratchi, 2006). Postural stability is a skill dependent on the coordination of motor and sensory systems to control body movements. As part of the aging process people cannot see, hear, feel, taste or smell as well as they once could.
The statistics showed forty-five falls during the four-month period occurred from seven in the evening to eleven in the morning. Confusion in the elderly that occurs late in the evening is referred to as sundowner’s syndrome and is increased confusion, disorientation and is common in hospitalized patients (Khachiyants, 2010). Data shows that falls during the eleven pm shift to the seven am shift were twenty one falls, and on the three to eleven shift there were nine falls, the nursing assistant provides additional support for the nurses and patients and
Mary Slaton
Walden University
Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Health Care
NURS 4021-9
Dr. Merilyn Long
May 17, 2013
The Role of the Leader in Evaluating Data to Improve Quality and Safety
Quality and Safety has been recognized as important issues in creating the delivery of effective and responsive health care. To improve Quality and Safety the leader must analyze data and interpret the information to develop a system for clinical performance by motivating, supervising, and develop a problem solving approach to deal with system of medical errors. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the role of the leader in evaluating data to improve Quality and Safety issues.
Data Overview
The data shows that sixty eight percent of the falls were women, who are more likely to develop osteoarthritis because bone mass declines faster in women than in men due to hormonal changes, sedimentary lifestyles and poor nutrition are therefore at increased risk of falls. Peripheral sensations decrease with aging and loss of foot tactile sense in the elderly contributes to postural instability (Wickremaratchi, 2006). Postural stability is a skill dependent on the coordination of motor and sensory systems to control body movements. As part of the aging process people cannot see, hear, feel, taste or smell as well as they once could.
The statistics showed forty-five falls during the four-month period occurred from seven in the evening to eleven in the morning. Confusion in the elderly that occurs late in the evening is referred to as sundowner’s syndrome and is increased confusion, disorientation and is common in hospitalized patients (Khachiyants, 2010). Data shows that falls during the eleven pm shift to the seven am shift were twenty one falls, and on the three to eleven shift there were nine falls, the nursing assistant provides additional support for the nurses and patients and
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