about patient safety, we can say that the field of healthcare is a complex and complicated process even if healthcare providers exert great effort to control and manage the diagnosis and care of patients (Yee, 2012). These patients are the center of the healthcare delivery process, so caregivers must ensure that their safeties are the top priority. Caregivers, on the other hand, should also consider themselves as part of the care “system,” because they will be implementing guidelines and safety measures
them. Aim- The study aimed to analyze and ascertain profile and pattern of medication errors among admitted patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methods- The present prospective study was carried out by the Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with the Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Medical Superintendent, MSDS Medical College, Fatehgarh, among the patients admitted to the General medicine ward during October 2013-February 2014. Hospital/medical records, Case sheet
This conclusion supported by research conducted in 1999 by Webster. He found that passed information is irrelevant rather than informing (Webster 1999). Inter-shift handover is crucially important for safety and continuity of client’s care (WHO 2007). However, current nursing education and ward culture dismisses the importance of inter-shift handover skill development by nursing students. This gap in training forces student/newly qualified nurses to learn
The aim of this assignment was to select a patient safety problem of interest to me and indicate the extent of the problem and also some approaches that are used to address this patient safety problem. The patient safety problem that will be discussed is medication errors in paediatric patients. This student will discuss increased risks associated with paediatric patients, types of medication errors that are common in paediatric patients in the clinical area, most common types of medication that
The safety for both staff and patients in treatment environment that considered most widely debatable issue in our hospital, so the using of restrain, is an important issue because of it concern on fundamental moral and ethical question for using this procedure. So there was a variety different arguments have been puts according this issue. This essay will considered arguments for many points to some problem with this view. According to the case, a 79 female client with dementia has a chronic indwelling
recognises the quality of the evidence that relates to every patient’s care management, the value of that evidence, the pros and cons of viable alternative management strategies, and the role of patients' values and preferences in weighing up to those pros and cons. (McMaster University EBCP Workshop, 2015). In this essay the author critically analyses the benefits and limitations of evidence- based practice and strategies for integration of evidence based practice.
system including payment system will help to provide the right care at right time in the right healthcare setting. Besides these, it helps the people to stay healthy and prevent common, avoidable complications of illnesses to great extent. In this essay I will discuss about a comprehensive care for joint replacement model, a new model of care and payment mechanism, its influence on cost of care, systems of care, how to access
of this essay is a Health Care Assistant (HCA) student who is on work experience in a short stay hospital. For the purpose of this essay the HCA will discuss the skills that are needed in assisting a patient with a bed bath. The HCA will place emphasis on making sure that the patient’s privacy and dignity is maintained throughout the process of the bed bath. The HCA will also highlight the importance of the promotion of independence, communication with the patient and safety of the patient while assisting
must be rendered to a patient by providing comfort or giving medications. For this reason nurses plays a vital role because they provide care that focuses on treating diseases to improve the quality of life of a patient. In implementing good nursing practice, nursing research must be based on an evidence-based area of practice. Health care professionals especially the nurses are the ones responsible in seeking information’s from their patients as well as the families of the patient. In providing an informed
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is an essential document for healthcare professionals to follow. This essay is going to discuss how by adhering to the NMC Code of Conduct, practitioners ensure that their nursing care is safe, compassionate and effective. The NMC was revised and put into place from December 2015 after the Staffordshire hospital scandal. It is a publication that must be abided by every nurse and midwife for them to stay on the register. Nurses and midwives’ fitness to practise