Sentinel

Summary Mistakes in surgery such as wrong-site, wrong-patient, or wrong procedure occur all to often. These events are termed “sentinel events.” A sentinel event can be described as an accident or mistake that occurs in a hospital or other healthcare setting. These events can cause serious injury or death to a patient. Over the past few decades, major organizations such as the Joint Commission and the World Health Organization have put forth policies to try and decrease the incidence of these mistakes

Hospital Sentinel Event Report Program & Start Date: M.B.A. Health Care Management WGU A1: Sentinel Event Report Minor child, Tina, had a minor operation and as told to child’s mother per Nightingale Memorial Hospital (NMH) pre-op nurse, the operation duration would be 45 minutes plus an additional hour in recovery. Under the instruction of the patient’s mother, the pre-op nurse was to contact her by cell phone if times for release had changed. Mother

American Beauty (1999) is directed by Sam Mendes (also the director of Skyfall and Spectre) and stars Kevin Spacey which examines the “ordinary” occurances of a family who live a desirable life but are unhappy and stagnant. Kevin Spacey plays the role of Lester Burnham, a suburban father and who is tired of his boring job and family. Within the film are many themes, the most important of these being lust and beauty. The film applies many visual effects to demonstrate the overall desired tone, and

I support the Sentinel program that has been created on the Southeastern University Campus. This program creates multiple responses to an active shooter on a campus. In these types of situations minutes do matter in the time it takes law enforcement to respond to these incidents. If you have an armed Officer on campus the response time is cut in half. This allows the Officer to intervene in a bad situation. I also support the things given in the presentation: Call boxes, Automated text alerts, and

Sentinel City: Task 1 This is Shawna Coen’s paper introducing and explaining ‘Sentinel City™ Community Health Simulation’ 2.3. (Sign In -uCertify, n.d.) This virtual tour, taken both on a bus and walking, showed different issues that are of concern. A three of these issues will be assessed/diagnosed, then planning/implementation will take place and lastly evaluating the potential outcomes/solutions for the issues addressed. Assessment of Needs and Risks Demographics Assessment Sentinel City

Risk Management and Sentinel Events According to the Joint Commission (2014), a sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence whereby a death or serious physical or psychological injury occurs. Because of their severity, there is an expectation of an immediate investigation and response to the event. In the case study (2014) for analysis, a serious sentinel event occurred with the death of an infant born to a mother with a history of syphilis. While understandably upsetting, a sentinel event can also have

In the event of an adverse event or sentinel event, the attending physician will notify a risk management staff member. The risk management staff member will then notify the appropriate department manager, chief executive officer, and the attending physician of a face to face meeting to determine which event has occurred. If a sentinel or adverse event has been determined to have occurred, the attending physician will be responsible for informing the patient and/or the patient’s family of the event

Adult Entertainment and First Ammendment Rights The essence of the American dream stems from freedom. Before this nation was even called the United States of America, religious separatists ventured across the Atlantic Ocean so that they would be free to practice a religion that was not controlled by the state. Today, we find ourselves in a constant battle with ethics, morals and values in the United States. Seeing that we are a nation that is culturally diverse myriad of cultures and religions

The toxic aroma of despair fell upon Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007, when a gunman opened fired on the university’s campus resulting in thirty-three deaths along with more than a dozen injuries and a permanent wound to the community. Journalist and writer, Lilly Yulianti, posted an article one day after the tragedy identifying a newer form of journalism identified as active citizen reporters. Yuliantis' article, Praise for Student’s Footage of Virginia Tech Mass Killing, received a voice in an online

On July 15, 2008, Cindy Anthony called the police saying her daughter Casey Anthony stole her car and some money. Later that same day the police received another call from the same person saying that her granddaughter Caylee Anthony had been gone for over a month. When this was heard, they knew they had a big case on their hands. The mother Casey Anthony was taken into custody and told many lies concerning the whereabouts of her daughter. The police began to investigate and found some interesting