Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue Medication errors represent a significant problem in healthcare, posing risks to patient safety, increasing healthcare costs, and affecting the quality of care provided. This analysis delves into the issue of medication errors, exploring its causes, consequences, and potential solutions, while also considering the ethical implications involved. Elements of the Problem/Issue Medication errors encompass a wide range of mistakes related to prescribing, dispensing, administering, and monitoring medications. These errors can occur at any point in the medication use process and can result in adverse drug events (ADEs), hospitalizations, and even fatalities (Keers et al., 2013). According to a study by …show more content…
Additionally, workload pressures, fatigue, distractions, and high-stress environments can all contribute to errors (Hughes & Blegen, 2008). Analysis Context for Patient Safety Issues The issue of medication errors is prevalent across various healthcare settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, and pharmacies. Medication errors are important to me as a healthcare professional because they directly impact patient safety and well-being. Every error has the potential to harm patients and undermine their trust in the healthcare system. Populations Affected by Patient Safety Issues Patients are the primary group affected by medication errors, but healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other staff members, are also impacted. Furthermore, healthcare organizations bear financial burdens associated with errors, including legal fees and compensation payments. Examples: A study by James et …show more content…
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blood work shows elevated creatinine, which can indicate kidney problems. The client’s problem with breathing and his kidney was resolved. Although, the overseeing physician did not prescribe a prophylaxis for DVT, know that the patient will be in bed and not moving. Unfortunately, the patient got a blood clot; it was treated, but it made Mr. Londborg stays in the hospital longer than usual. In addition, the patient takes a few medications for seizure, but during his hospital stay the nurse was not able
Abstract Safety is the main concern in Health Care. Medication error is another aspect. It can be a preventable one. According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication error reporting and Prevention who states “A medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient or consumer” (2018).
get involved with the community and some issues related to public health. In view of these, there are some development in public health that I will like to inform you and how pharmacists play a vital role in helping alleviate some of the issues of public health. The role of the pharmacists in public health has really been expanding both in the community which they serve and patient relationships. Public Health Professions have direct impact on the health of the population through patient assessment
prescribing medication is complex and involves many individuals seamlessly collaborating together in order for the process to flow smoothly. The prescribing process has numerous areas which can cause errors to providing the patient with the correct prescription. There are four main parties responsible for prescription errors: the physician, the pharmacist, the nurse, or the patient. A breakdown between any of these individuals could lead to a medication error. The Division of Medication Error Prevention
complex issues and challenges within the healthcare system explored in depth. It discusses issues such as over-medication, high costs, inadequate preventative care, and the focus on profit-driven healthcare. The film also highlights the shortcomings of the fee-for-service model, which incentivizes quantity of care over quality. These approaches are not only expensive, but also ineffective, as hospitalization is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. The documentary analyzes the many issues within
incident and explain the problem that might trigger a root cause analysis. In this case study, a patient admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with septic shock requiring vasopressors that suffered an MI in the course of his treatment due to vasopressin overdose as the incident. The problem that triggered a root cause analysis was likely related to a log increase in the dose of vasopressin because of a prescribing error, pharmacy issues also figured prominently in this error, the computerized physician
Building a Safer Health System”. The report states that every year in American Hospital about 44000 to 98000 deaths are reported due to hospital errors. The article provides a lot of evidence to support medical errors as one of the main cause of death and injury. Many studies in the article shows that the number of deaths caused due to medical errors exceed those that occur due to motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. The author also addresses the facts that medical errors have been affecting
companies are required to accommodate more patients for preventive and end of life needs. Additionally, not only are faced with capacity issues, doctors have to consider risk management, where poor information sharing amongst doctors and testing facilities can result in errors in medical diagnosis and treatment. Through the development of information technology (IT), current and future medical data and information can be leveraged to develop knowledge-based solutions that facilitate collaboration amongst
time I encounter or observe a problem that required me to intervene or provide solution, I usually analyze what the problem is, evaluate the fact or data I gather during my analysis, think about possible interventions and evaluate all the possible outcomes of whatever interventions I choose, then I provide rationale for each intervention and decide on the best and most appropriate solution to the problem. This is what critical thinking is all about; to be able analyze what is observed or encountered
Biomedical Informatics is the scientific field that deals with biomedical information, data, knowledge – their storage, retrieval, and optional use for problem solving and decision making (Shortliffe et al., 2006). Over the last 50 years, Biomedical Informatics has transformed health care in the United States. As with any transformation, there are both advantages as well as key challenges. This paper will provide a history of the transformation. It will also discuss the advantages and challenges
oncoming nurse for the next shift. The handover report is normally given at the busy nursing station. This report allows the oncoming nurse to ask questions and receive feedback regarding the patient’s care. This will provide a continuity of care among nurses who are caring for the patients. With the current process, nurses are not satisfied with the nurse-to nurse report and the amount of time it takes to give report due to the many distractions and interruptions. The distractions and interruptions
“Standard 8. Culturally Congruent Practice. The registered nurse practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles” (American Nurses Association, 2015, p.69). The new standard allows for culturally congruent nursing care. While standard 8 provides a focus and foundation for cultural relationships, direction may be found throughout many of the competencies. “Standard 9. Communication, Competencies, The registered Nurse: Demonstrates cultural empathy when communicating
along with the disadvantages of using this system? That is what we will discuss in this paper. Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is a computerized database that stores all of the personal and medical information of the patient’s care and billing information by the health care providers. Today, only the providers and medical practices can implement these systems. Also there are neither known national central storage systems nor regional sharing of information between the networks on a regional level
The sciences, humanities, and arts to the nursing care Nursing is the ability to truly show a person, that you care, treat them with respect and dignity and be ready to take full responsibility of their care and make them trust you .Nursing is viewed as both an art and a science, reflecting upon the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm. Nursing is an applied discipline which expresses itself in practice, and has its foundation rooted in scientific/empirical knowledge, theory, and research. Nursing
In order for hospitals and other health care facilities to prevent the thousands of deaths and injuries that occur every year due to medical errors; health care systems were required to implement new record keeping technology. This technology has made patient information and treatment accessible to all who needed to see it. This is especially important when a patient has more than one attending physician and their care relies on each doctor knowing what the other one has done, serving as the prime