Minimizing Quality Care

In the United States alone there are 98,000 deaths per year caused by low quality health care (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013, pg. 2). This statistic is disturbing because the errors that resulted in death were errors that were preventable. The intent of this chapter is to bring awareness to health care providers that are able to make a change in the quality of health care. In current practice patients are subjected to medication errors, preventable hospitalizations, premature death, and poor care provided due to racial, ethical, or low-income factors.

Culture of the care environment • Social norms and accepted practices • Culture can have a positive or negative effect on how staff behave • Some wards/teams/ units/care homes have a culture of respect for patients and sensitivity • Leadership is key There 's a very(Patient) caring, respectful approach. The ward is friendly - there 's a nice feel about the

Identify the appropriate Structured Decision Making (SDM) tools to utilize while monitoring and adapting the

The main objective of healthcare professionals is to provide the best quality of patient care and the highest level of patient safety. To achieve that objective, there are many organizations that help improve the quality of care. One of the best examples is the Joint Commission. Unfortunately, the healthcare system is not free from total risks. In healthcare activities, there are possible errors, mistakes, near miss and adverse events. All of those negative events are preventable. But, it is clear that errors caused in healthcare result in thousands of deaths in the United States.

These agencies expect long-term care facilities to maintain an environment that will emphasize the importance of one’s quality of life and quality of care (Walsh, 2014).

Quality improvement is defined by Kelly (2012) as “a systematic process of organization wide participation and partnership in planning and implementing continuous improvement methods to understand, meet, or exceed customer needs and expectations and improve patient outcomes” (p.477). The women’ unit can receive thirty patients from age eighteen to late adulthood. The unit is a receiving facility for everyone Baker acted in the state of Florida. Like any other organization, change is always happening in the women’s unit. One of the areas that need improvement on the unit is a reduction in the number of seclusion and restraint that we do every month. Patients that are violent and present a danger to either

“Every 25 minutes, 1 baby is born suffering from opiate withdrawal. Newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) are more likely than other babies to also have low birth weight and respiratory complications” (Dramatic Increases in Maternal Opioid Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, 2015, Paragraph 2). To insure a better life for these babies, people are trying to create an Act called the Plan of Safe Care Improvement or otherwise known as the Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement. This Act is meant to protect future babies from not only being born drug dependent because of their mothers, but also ensuring them a drug-free environment after birth. It will also “get help for the mothers and any other guardians involved in drug addiction”

They found that the daily interaction with residents is very limited which make isdifficult to properly complete the tasks they are assisting with in a quality manner. One Assistantreported that “we’re not enough to provide quality care so we’re asked to take good care ofresidents; we try to but were just not enough, the service we provide is too kept to a minimum.” Ithink these key points are very important to healthcare role, I think that if you are training to bein the healthcare field you should know the importance of taking training seriously and thingsshould be done in a quick but timely manner. I would agree with this article and the nurseassistants who voiced their opinions on how caring more about the residents and properly

Escalating healthcare costs, decreased reimbursement rates, and increased emphasis on the patients perception of care have hospitals researching methods to improve quality metrics ad maximize reimbursement. One such intervention is multidisciplinary rounding (MDR). The research question addressed in this research summary and table is: “In hospitalized patients, will a unit’s initiation of bedside MDR increase patient satisfaction and decrease patient length of stay, within 6 months of introduction, as opposed to units who do not initiate bedside MDR?” A literature search of databases including Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, CINAHL Complete, Academic Search Complete, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source, and

Healthcare in the United States and around the world has always been a problematic issue when discussing on how clients should be housed and cared for in different healthcare environments. The demographic for Acute care applies with any individual regardless of age or condition while long term care facilities usually only apply for patients with similar conditions and the elderly. Americans who are seeking the best quality of the healthcare rely on the establishment with assistance from nurses and doctors to provide that top care. The intent for both care facilities also differ due to their intentions, whereas Hospitals work on treatment and to ultimately cure their clients, nursing homes are designed for giving a client the best quality of life and long term therapy. Precautions and provisions have been taken place at both care facilities to ensure the patient’s health is in its best interest. For the best care and top ongoing assistance for patients long term facilities are a better option than hospitals due to the nurses quality of service, cost of housing and care, and therapy.

Quality is providing the best care for a patient possible. Safety is providing care that will keep the patient from enduring harm. Providing good safe quality care is vital to the successful care of the patients. I have committed my nursing career to always do what is best for my patient by not cutting corners and always keep their thoughts and feelings as a main

Personally, I believe that Quality Healthcare is something that can be measured and improved with time in order to provide better service and quality to our patients. Examples of good Quality Healthcare are: ensuring that medical professionals are licensed and knowledgeable in their profession and are staying up to date with developing diseases, treatments, and last but certainly not least, pharmaceutical alternatives.

“High-quality care is defined in the Fund’s National Scorecard as care that is effective, safe, coordinated, and patient-centered.” This explains that quality in eyes of the commonwealth fund was split into four categories, which I will explain further.

Yes, technology has been used to improve patient care. Computer technology is used to order medication, give medications, schedule staff, and keep track of employee's time (Greenwood, (2016). Nurses use computer to document care provided to the patients. It is also used to document medication dosages, dressing changes and other treatments. Bar-coding is the safety measures used in medication administration. Computer technology will alert you for patient allergy. Technological devices like fetal monitors display the heart rate of a baby in the uterus, heart monitors show the electrical rhythm of a patient’s heart; and vital sign machines display the patient’s blood pressure, pulse and respiration. Pulse oximeter devices show the amount

-Examine at least three (3) examples of quality initiatives that could increase patient satisfaction and potentially reduce healthcare cost. Support your response with examples of the successful application your chosen quality initiatives.