RTT Task 2 The provided scenario gives an account of a busy emergency department with competent staff‚ and the multiple errors that led up to the most severe error possible in healthcare‚ unnecessary death of a patient. A root cause analysis (RCA) can be utilized to help understand the systems at fault within the facility so that improvements can be determined and implemented to prevent any future occurrences (Cherry‚ 456). RCAs focus on systems rather than blaming individuals involved‚ therefore
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RTT1 Organizational Systems Task 2 Sabrina Bates Western Governors University Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a tool designed to help identify not only what and how an event occurred‚ but also why it happened. We can see from this scenario that the root cause is the lack of oxygen given to this patient‚ however it is not the only cause. A string of events lead to this patients demise. The first and most important cause was that hospital policy was overlooked. In the scenario it stated
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RTT 1- Task 1 Michael Jackson Western Governors University Nursing-Sensitive Indicators The structure‚ processes‚ and outcome factors of nursing care are reflected in Nursing-Sensitive Indicators (NSIs). There are several things that the nurses in the provided scenario could have done to promote quality patient care. By being aware of restraint use as an NSI the hospital staff would be more likely to increase their focus and attention to its need and any development of complications
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It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents‚ for instance for sport or music‚ and others are not. However‚ it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. It has
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RTT1 Task 2 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Western Governors University Leslie Baylor A. Complete a root cause analysis (RCA) that takes into consideration causative factors that led to the sentinel event (this patient’s outcome). “A central tenet of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is to identify underlying problems that increase the likelihood of errors while avoiding the trap of focusing on mistakes by individuals” (AHRQ‚ 2012). The prevention of errors is the main emphasis of a RCA
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FXT2 Task 2 This is a post event evaluation. It is used to gather information about an incident. 1. Describe the nature of the incident. The nature of this event describes an internal breach of security in order to access and manipulate sensitive data. This internal breach was caught by the auditor‚ but the communications from the auditor to those who’s data was breached was intercepted. It was determined that authentication and encryption controls as well as a lack of PKI should have been
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Part A Annotated Bibliography Buyya‚ R.‚ Broberg‚ J.‚ &Gościński‚ A. (2011).Cloud computing: Principles and paradigms. Hoboken‚ N.J: Wiley. This book proposes the use of cloud computing to deal with the current data needs and transfer challenges in the medical field. Although 51% of the professionals have indicated that cloud computing can be affected by weather‚ it can still be helpful in dealing with the situation at NHS. This is because NHS is still developing and it is hard for it to accommodate
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KOT1 TASK 2 SCENARIO ONE Medicare part A is the hospital insurance and it will pay your mother’s hospital bill one hundred percent because she has met the three day minimum hospital stay criteria. That cost will include room and board and services such as lab work‚ any therapy she may have received during her stay as well as pharmacy. Since your mother also has Medicare part B which is the medical insurance‚ part B will pay eighty percent of the physician’s services as long as her annual deductable
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Our Company takes great pride in the high standards of honesty and integrity‚ which our employees maintain. Compliance with laws‚ regulations‚ and business ethics is essential to the survival of our business. Progress and development can be realized only through the combined efforts and cooperation of each employee of our company. United in spirit‚ we pledge to perform our corporate duties with dedication‚ diligence‚ and integrity. Our business philosophy helps us determine our objectives‚ our approach
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A1. Budget planning is in essence the process of forecasting and determining a company’s financial goals for both the long term and short term. Competition Bike‚ Inc. has come up with a budget schedule for year 9 operations. Based on its previous years and past financial numbers there are several areas of concern. First research and development is a concern because in the years that they invested more money in research and development it seemed sales where at its highest. Research and development
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