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focuses on methods to reduce errors and also improve the safety will focus on individual nursing skills and adherence to protocols...
technology systems" (Anderson and Wittwer, 2004, p. 5). Anderson and Wittwer describe the evolution of the system St. Marys uses,...
necessary to choose the most appropriate method, in many cases this may include the use of screening and stratification in a numbe...
deaths each year are related to medications" (Meadows, 2003). The actual number is estimated to be much higher because these kinds...
process or service: The service vision of health care consists of four basic elements, which are "a targeted market, a well-define...
the last two months, Patton-Fuller has experienced seven cases of medical error. Two patients required emergency assistance ...
Mistakes are sometimes made in transcribing data, or at the level of the practical or registered nurse. If patient data is not app...
wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...
2004). As errors are inevitable, in order to significantly reduce the rate at which they occur, it is imperative that mistakes sho...
further harm; instead of deferring to this individuals personhood, she wholly disregarded what his physician considered to be the ...
may matter (Arevalo, 2007). At the least, they force people to stop what theyre doing to track down someone who can clarify the ab...
in the fact that the abbreviations largely come from the Latin: "OD" is intended to mean "once daily" but is sometimes read as "oc...
In this case, there were a series of system failures that included a language barrier, incomplete clinical information, unusual w...
mobile offices" (Pryma, 2002, p. NA). The portability of the laptops allows maintenance workers to bring them on the plane, if the...
of a busy dermatological practice. This dermatologist see as many as 100 patients a day and is known as an "expert in the evaluati...
In one hundred pages an exhaustive literature review considering how to reduce medical care costs in the United States is presente...
can included things like incorrect flight adjustments, incorrect equipment use, and poor skills in emergency reaction. Because of...
so resulting in an error (Reason, 1990). Neville (2001) clarifies that there are other distinctions between errors as well which ...
by someone else, they would likely have an external explanation handy to excuse their behavior, rather than acknowledging any mora...
despite the low response rate, that the sample was representative of the study, as the sample represented tended to encompass all ...
are able to make error reports without fear of reprisal. Nevertheless, the consequence of possible disciplinary action and repris...
words is that the word two is a number and the word too also refers to amount (as in the phrase too many). Though the greatest co...
New England also maintained the boat building industry (Hall, 1999). "The boat builders of the 18th century were some of the most...
This increases the level of uncertainty. However, when looking at the figures for the company as a whole there is the same pattern...
This research paper offers a literature review of studies that pertain to bar code medication administration (BCMA) systems. The p...
This paper pertains to two middle range nursing theories, Kolcaba's comfort theory and nursing intellectual capital theory, and th...
This research paper discusses how patient can obtain valid information on reliable providers and health care facilities and the re...
This 16 page paper outlines the elements that need to change for improving quality of nursing care. This paper explains that the p...
a negative effect on patient care. Sara will most likely need to use conflict management strategies. These include using active ...
common practice of writing out dosages using a "trailing zero" (Landers 1). When the doctor rights 10.0 mg it is simply too easy ...