The first link takes you to The Joint Commission website You will notice that National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) are separated by type care provided. Choose the long term care link. Choose one of the goals listed and list three ways you might be able to meet that goal. The next link will take you to the…
After reading the required chapters on Increased Familiarity with the Software and Data Entry at the Point of Care, complete and submit the following in an APA formatted scholarly essay: · Begin your essay with an introduction explaining the purpose of the essay. · In no more than one paragraph, describe the functions of the…
You are the sociologist for a medical investigation team. The purpose of this team is to gather information on patients who have recently died prematurely at Indianapolis-area hospitals. You have been on the team for about three months now, and the other members of the team, a pathologist, a forensic scientist, and a criminologist, are…
Election time is coming up again in Maine, and gubernatorial challengers have started raising concerns about the steady rise of taxes in the state. The media focus is becoming more intense, and the present governor, George Mayes, is looking for ways to save money – and his job. After the last election, he cut funding…
Mickey Mantle received a liver transplant in 1995. He was a Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder for the New York Yankees whose liver was failing because of cirrhosis and hepatitis. Although the waiting period for a liver transplant in the United States is about 130 days, it took only two days for the Baylor…
Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to learn how to identify and effectively manage conflicts that arise in care delivery settings resulting in better management of patient care, including appropriate delegation. You will gain insight into conflict management strategies and develop a plan to collaborate with a potential nurse leader about the conflict and…
What type of disaster is your local hospital likely to face? Has this occurred in the past? Was the hospital prepared to respond appropriately? As a risk manager, what questions might you have about the hospital’s response plan?
How might your response plan for an epidemic such as the avian flu differ from your response plan for a natural disaster? Are there resources to plan for that would be different? Are there resources that would be impacted regardless of the type of response plan that is needed?
Conduct your own research to find an example of a time where a medical error resulted in harm to the patient. Describe how this error affected the patient. What were the ramifications for the organization stakeholders who are providing care, that is, physicians, healthcare providers, employees, etc.?
You are the risk manager of a hospital. A nurse from the operating room reports that, during a surgery, the head surgeon did not conduct a “time out” to confirm the side and site of the surgery. You question the surgeon, and he denies the incident. There is no injury to the patient. What is…
To be able to effectively implement the quality improvement plan, the management of Davis Healthcare must be in a position to make a detailed illustration of the crtical steps to act as map that would guide the implementation team in starting and coordinating the project. This assignment will address areas of criteria and tasks with…
This week you take the first steps towards completing your situation analysis and elevator pitch. Choose a specific condition that will be the focus of your situation analysis and elevator pitch. In this assignment you will utilize the epidemiological triad you were exposed to this week in the reading and lecture to explain your…