Speak Up : Prevent Errors

Awareness should be built among the doctors and nurses on the risks of medical errors owing to miscommunications. This can be done by periodically doing policy review sessions on patient safety.

The purpose of this paper is to bring forth awareness when it comes to patients and medication errors and further educates health care professionals on the importance of communication especially during transition of care. According to Williams and Ashrcoft (2013) “ An estimated median of 19.1 % of total opportunities for error in hospitals.” Although not all medication errors occur during transition it is the time most prevalent for these errors to occur. As per Johnson, Guirguis, and Grace (2015) “An estimated 60% of all medication errors occur during transition of care. The National Transitions of Care Coalition defines a transition of care as the movement of patients between healthcare locations, providers, or different levels of care within the same location as their conditions and care needs change, [and] frequently involves multiple persons, including the patient, the family member or other caregiver(s), nurse(s), social worker(s), case manager(s), pharmacist(s), physician(s), and other providers.”

It is shocking to know that every year 98000 patients die from medical errors that can be prevented(Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J. M., & Donaldson, M. S. (Eds.), 2000). Medical errors are not a new issue in our healthcare system; these have been around for a long time. Hospitals have been trying to improve quality care and patients safety by implementing different strategies to prevent and reduce medical errors for past thirty years. Medical errors are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer in America (Allen, 2013). In addition medical errors are costing our healthcare system an estimated $735 billion to $980 billion (Andel, Davidow, Hollander, & Moreno, 2012).

This essay will discuss the topic of communication, providing an overview of the topic in relation to professional practise within adult nursing and then about children’s nursing and why it is important. Further outlining how communication influences all the choices we make, and how we adapt these skills to meet the needs of the patient. The similarities between these two fields of nursing and the differences and what skills are required when applying this in clinical practise will be expanded on. Further to this, this essay will discuss

Thus, there should be a protocol when parents and doctors disagree about the care of a child—especially if the parents are from a different culture then the doctor. A possible protocol is to discuss treatments of what could possibly work for the child. This may require the doctor to educate him

The providers at our pediatric office in Plano want you to be informed about the medical care of your child. To help you, we have uploaded digital versions of our important forms and a sum-mary of how they are used.

The focus of the visit for the patients was to promote wellness and an annual examination. These examinations consisted of healthcare professionals ensuring proper health status, growth, can development of the child. Healthcare professionals promoted patient participation through the patient’s involvement in their care. During the wellness visit for each patient, the child was acknowledged and was asked about their feelings regarding their health. Additionally, an example of participation involved the child holding the stethoscope on their chest while the physician listened to heart and lung sounds. Non-pharmacologic modalities that were implemented for the patients involved the use of educational health materials such as books to read and the use of toys during procedures. These non-pharmacologic materials were implemented in this healthcare setting for educational and comfort

M., Gozzi, E. K., & Francis, V. (1968). Gaps in doctor-patient communication. Pediatrics, 42(5), 855-871.

The book explains that vast majority of errors occur due to good doctors trying to do the right thing but being unable to reach the goal since the system is fragmented. The authors include many instances of medical error, responses from patients, families, and healthcare professional, and the steps taken to improve the performance and reinvent the health care system. Throughout the book, heroic role of many leaders of healthcare professionals, scientists, and academic professionals are presented.

At the point when patients experience harm whether from the movement of the patient's medical condition or from a few events identified with their health care delivery , they have to know. At the point when things have gone uniquely in contrast to expected, a large portion of the patients need information about what's the issue with him/her. In the event that oversights were made, they additionally need a statement of regret, and affirmation that stepes are being taken

Transparency, which refers to open lines of honest communication, is a significant part of patient-doctor relationships that often goes overlooked. Successful treatments of life-threatening illnesses typically begin with a strong bond between the physician and patient involved. Healthcare providers are responsible for building trust with parents by evidently showing their genuine care for the patients. According to Professor Teresa Hellín of the Infectious Diseases Service in Ramón y Cajal Hospital, “To attend those who suffer, a physician must possess not only the scientific knowledge and technical abilities, but also an understanding of human nature. The patient is a human being, at the same time worried and hopeful, who is searching for relief, help, and trust (452). This is also applicable to vaccination-hesitant parents because they are entrusting the well-being of their children to the pediatric doctors.

There were not any errors and omissions by the doctor, but there were omission and delay recording patient`s state. The nurse had to write baby`s medical chart right away.

Please notify the nurse if your child has any allergies, medical conditions or special health considerations so that we can ensure the safety of your child and give appropriate care as needed.

In this case study, there are two problems which caused confusion between the mother of a young boy who was sick and the Doctor. These include language barrier and understanding field expressions (the mother of the sick child did not understand the meaning of the expressions used in the health field). For example, when the doctor stated that, “we’ll try something a little different”, he was not telling her to stop giving the sick child the medication which was recommended for him. Thus, this caused miscommunication between them.

Reporting errors can strengthen the processes of care and also enhance the quality of care. To effectively avoid further errors that can cause harm to patients, improvements must be made on the incidents or events reported in reporting system. Reporting errors can help the organizations better understand what happened, identify the factors that cause the occurrence of errors or incidents, determine its frequency and predict whether it could happen again and find an intervention to prevent or to