Chief Nursing Officer Recorder Administrative Secretary Member Quality/Risk Manager Member Emergency Department Medical Director Member Emergency Department Unit Manager Member Nursing Shift Supervisor Member Nurse J Member LPN on duty Member Dr. T Description of Event: A patient presented to the Emergency Department with the complaints of hip and leg pain. The patient rated the pain 10/10 on the standard pain scale. His (L) leg appeared shortened with swelling‚ ecchymosis
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ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF A SENTINEL EVENT Diane Swintek Western Governors University Root Cause Analysis of a Sentinel Event A root cause analysis (RCA) is a method by which we can examine a serious adverse event and identify the cause‚ or causes‚ that led up to the event. Although personnel are involved in these events‚ the primary purpose of the RCA is to identify the cause‚ not to assign blame (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality‚ 2014). It is through identifying a cause‚ or
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Effective Communication Paper Beverly Faison HCS325 September 24‚ 2012 Walter Ornsteen Home health agencies provide the care that allows patients to recover in familiar surroundings. An organizational model‚ also called an organizational structure‚ defines an organization through its framework‚ including lines of authority‚ communications‚ duties and resource allocations. A model is driven by the organization’s goals and serves as the context in which processes operate and business is done. The
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C. General Purpose of FMEA The general purpose of the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process is to attempt to evaluate a process for possible future failures‚ and correct them preemptively rather than respond retroactively when detrimental events occur. “FMEA is particularly useful in evaluating a new process prior to implementation and in assessing the impact of a proposed change to an existing process.” (“Institute for Healthcare Improvement‚” n.d.). Prior to implementing the improvement
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Chapter 1 Review 1. List three areas where health care practitioners can gain insight through studying law and ethics. The three areas are the rights‚ responsibilities‚ and concerns of health care con summers. The legal and ethical issues facing society‚ patients‚ and health care practitioners as the world changes. The impact of rising cost on the laws and ethics of healthcare delivery. 2. Define summary judgment. Summary judgment is the legal term for a decision made by court in
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According to Nelson Mandela “Leader are not born but are made by how they take themselves. A nurse will be looked as a leader newer RNs‚ LPNs and patients. To be an effective leader in a nursing profession you must be able to adopt a style‚ be self-awareness‚ have time management and relationship management. Democratic leadership is an example of a style a nurse can adopt. It is style of
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The Nurse workforce comprises of the licence nurses such as registered nurses (RN)‚ licensed vocational nurses (LVN)‚ licensed practical nurses (LPN) and the nursing aides. Registered nurses are responsible for the assessments of patient’s needs‚ developments of care plans‚ medication administrations and treatments‚ while licence vocational nurses perform specific care under the delegation and supervision of the registered nurse. Nursing aides perform mostly unskilled cares such as activities of
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They don’t all do the same things though. The type of work they do depends on their scope of practice ot their schooling.to become a CNA you must have a high school diploma or a GED and you also must have nursing assistant training. To become and LPN one must earn a diploma‚degree‚ or a certificate‚ they have to complete an approved education program and pass the NCLEX-PN this stands for national council licensure examination for practical nurse. Becoming an RN is more difficult. One must complete
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three key elements of the IOM report pertaining to education‚ primary care and leadership. Education is needed after a nurse is licensed‚ to develop the idea of life-long learning in our profession. Examples of this are Licensed Practical Nurses‚ (LPN) -to-Registered Nurses (RN)‚ Associate Degree Nurses (ADN) -to- Bachelor of Science Nurses (BSN) and BSN-to Masters of Science Nurses (MSN) transitions. There has become a desperate need for more Advance Practice Registered Nurse Specialist (APRNs)
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Jason Booth Keswick House Nvq 3 Unit ref:-Y/501/0598 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects 1- Understand legislation‚ policies and procedures relevant to administration of medication. Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; the Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act. Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers‚ the General
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