Health Care Principles And Safety

The Australian health care system is a highly functioning and accessible system based on universal principles of access and equity. In this essay I will discuss the historical evolution and current structure of our health system, identifying current health service models of delivery and look at its strengths, weaknesses, policies and health priorities currently in Australia. I will discuss the roles of government and non-government health services in service provision and funding sources of Australian health. We will get a better insight of the role of standards for residential aged care and look into a broad range of professions that consumers may engage with in health service delivery, their roles and functions of each profession.

Los Angeles, Doctor and founder John McLaughlin, came up with the idea to reduce health care costs and improve patient safety

Australian health care is a complex and ever transforming system, with the need to improve safety and quality of health services an ongoing priority (Australian College of Nursing, 2015). Nurses account for two thirds of the health workforce and are known to bring a deeper understanding to the healthcare sector by identifying financial, social and cultural challenges affecting current health regime (Australian Nursing Federation, 2009). As a result of their expertise at the ground level, nurses may play a significant role within the formation of health policies and not just within the implementation of them (Twigg et al. 2013; Parliament of Australia, n.d). Due to their strong advocacy for patient safety and wellbeing, nurses may prove valuable representatives within national debate about policy reform (Premji & Hatfield, 2016; Sayers et al. 2011). Therefore, it is imperative that a framework for nursing leadership is established to ensure nurses are heard and able to attribute to policy involvement at all levels of the government. The following essay will examine the role of the nurse in policy development at the federal, state and organisational levels and discuss the challenges currently encountered by nurses as they implement health policy and effectively promote safe and quality health practice.

“The Australian health care system is a highly functioning and accessible system based on universal principles of access and equity”.

In Australia, our changing population is having an impact on our healthcare system. This essay will highlight and discuss several issues that are impacting on the Australian populations changing health status and what our nation and as health care providers can do to assist with these challenges. Providing issue appropriate health care education and prevention strategies is important in assisting our country to decrease the incidence of these issues becoming a burden. Our people are at risk from various impacts which include an increasing aging population, chronic illness, mental health issues, culturally appropriate health needs for our diverse ethnic population, childhood obesity, a rise in type 2 diabetes cases, dementia and cardiovascular health.

Patient safety is the top priority because health situation may change within few minutes depending on severity of the case. In this incident, physical injury has not taken place but the potentiality of injury is extremely high and there is a narrow space between the risk and injury. I have determined that next time i will give my first priority for safety measures no matter what area it is. In clinical practices, if my errors harm the resident, it is personally, ethically and professionally objectionable. I have learnt to place the bed to the lowest level and raise the side rails before I leave the resident’s room. Safety is resident’s right .Safety comes everywhere as priority and careful handling the elderly population is one of the higher

Patient safety is defined as the prevention of harm to patients, and is the number one priority in healthcare facilities. All healthcare facilities have policies in place to keep patients as safe as possible. These policies can include anything from preventing infection to education. Every facility will have different policies in place, thus all patient safety policies will emphasize a culture of safety in a suitable environment. One policy that is of concern is the minimum number of nurses staffed on a unit at any given time, or the nurse to patient ratio. Every state and every

Patient safety is an integral part of quality nursing care and patient outcomes. Quality care is dependent on the health care providers, nurses, hospitals, the government, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies. The perplex multitude of contributing factors dictate the quality and safety that is provided to patients. Each entity is responsible for ensuring safe delivery of care to patients and their families. Our nation’s healthcare system was initially developed to treat acute illnesses and most of the money is spent on chronic conditions related to the aging population. Health care needs are becoming more complex than ever before, which results in a demand for nurses to achieve higher levels of education to meet these shifts (Institute

Safety needs is the second level of needs in the Maslow Hierarchy of needs. Nurses have to believe they are safe in order for their patients to feel and be safe. The nurse to patient ratio is another thing that the nurse manager or a leader should take into account and consideration. For this reason, it is important to understand the full scope of nursing practice other than the basic nursing tasks ‘nursing assessments, medication administration, dressing changes…’ “The nursing profession, including professional and specialty organizations, is responsible to its members and to the public to define the scope of practice and standards of practice” (American Nurses Association, 2017). Patients present with different diagnosis and needs which requires

Patient safety is a major concern for all health care providers. Two areas of safety that are relevant to my practice in an outpatient surgical center are medication errors and the electronic error reporting. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is the organization that was used to support my project. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Initiative competency that was chosen for my indirect clinical project (ICP) was safety. Everyone in the health care environment wants to be kept safe. A discussion on how medication errors and the electronic error reporting affects everyone from the staff to the community will be discussed. Safety is an integral part of health care. Considering the Joint Commission (2015) believes patient safety is so important that it has dedicated and entire chapter on the subject and made it free to view. Throughout this paper safety related to medication errors and electronic error reporting will be discussed. Along with the topic of medication errors and electronic reporting will be two plans to reduce safety related events. Overall the paper will cover medication errors and their prevention with how electronic error reporting can help prevent frequent errors from occurring.

Patient Safety is a primary goal in the healthcare industry. The increase in incidents of medication, diagnostic errors, falls, hospital acquired infections, pressure ulcers and poor communication exchanges, as well as nursing shortages, has attributed to the lack of patient safety. These incidents in safety have occurred in hospitals, primary care, and long term care facilities. Recent finding in patient safety issues indicate that most of these problems continue to exist. By decreasing the chance of further incidents through CQI methodologies, patients can have increase chances of higher quality of care, and healthier outcomes.

Since the release of the Institute of Medicine’s 1999 report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the healthcare industry has struggled to make substantial headway in improving the quality of care and safety of patients.Continued problems with healthcare quality have caused mounting public frustration. For an industry in which the stakes are high and small problems can mean the difference between life and death, operations tend to be far from reliable. This paper will discuss the tenets of healthcare quality and safety, and highlight some of the organizations leading healthcare quality and safety efforts today. The impact of regulations on workflow and patient outcomes will be explored as well as how a Christian worldview influences ones commitment to supporting healthcare quality and safety.

Every day, people admit themselves to a healthcare facility with hopes of improving their health. Whether for a major surgery or just for a little cough patients are being subjected to infections at the hands of the very people that are supposed to be helping them.Healthy People 2020 (2016) reports “At any one time in the United States, 1 out of every 25 hospitalized patients are affected by an HAI.” This is not and should never be an acceptable number in this day and age of technology and information. Patients can develop HAI’s can be acquired through interaction with employees, catheter associated infections, surgical sites, bloodstream through central lines, and pneumonia associated with ventilators. Healthcare-acquired infections not only affect the patient, but they affect the staff as well as the hospital as a whole. The safety of patients is an integral part of ensuring quality care and the patient leaving in a better condition than they came. Patient safety can be provided by finding ways to reduce healthcare-acquired infections, explaining the effects of these infections on the patient and hospital, and increasing hand hygiene and education with patients as well as staff.

A strong, responsive and sustainable primary health care system that improves health care for all Australians, especially those who currently experience inequitable health outcomes, by keeping people healthy, preventing illness, reducing the need for hospital services and improving management of chronic conditions.

Patient safety and quality of care are the center of the nursing practice. We all seek to ensure that our patients receive safe and effective care. Athough, the healthcare system is not perfect, and errors do occur. Studies have shown how costly medical errors with adverse reactions can be and have caused patient injury or death. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) decided that patients should not be harmed by systems that are set up to render care. A system that avows to do no harm.