Sentinel

Sentinel events can range from errors in medical procedure, such as incorrect transfusions, operating on the wrong patient or on an incorrect anatomical region. Furthermore, errors can also result in failures in protocol, like in the event of a patient suicide or child abduction. These mishaps not only have an enormous impact on patients and their families, but they impact the credibility and reputation of the hospital as well. Reporting Sentinel events initiates immediate

Eliza Frankel Mr. Biglari AP Government 8 November 2016 Wisconsin INTRO GOES HERE In the Midwest region of the United States, the state of Wisconsin is home to more than 5,700,300 citizens, which is only a mere fraction of the 321,000,000 citizens that live in the United States. 62% of all Wisconsin citizens are between the ages of 16 and 65, compared to 62.2% of all Americans. 15.6% of Wisconsinites are over 65 years old, while only 14.9% of all United States citizens are in the same age range

consequence. The soldiers did not receive any order to fire, meaning that there was no planning behind their defense. Also, the fact that the townspeople went out of their way to get the Sentinel away from his post, while they badgered him, calling him a “son of a bitch” supports that they were under attack. The Sentinel is supposed to warn the rest of the people in the town if there is any danger, which is why the townspeople went out of their way to make sure he was no longer an issue. Furthermore,

is comprised of Peyton Farquhar standing on a railroad bridge over the water. His legs and hands are bound together and has a noose positioned over his neck. Two soldiers, a sergeant and a captain closely surround him; off in the distance army sentinels stand at attention. He stands on a board and the sergeant stands at the other. In the moments before the sergeant steps away, Farquhar thinks about his wife and children and freeing himself from his constraints and running away. Then, the sergeant

A root cause analysis (RCA), an organized protocol or procedure, institutes a means of analyzing a sentinel or adverse event that occurs within a healthcare facility, ultimately uncovering causes of problems or errors. U.S. hospitals are required to keep confidential records within the facility of adverse reactions, yet RCAs are mandated to accompany a reported sentinel event to the accreditation organization, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and other organizations

in any work setting even the healthcare environment, is referred to as a root cause”. Root cause analysis (RCA) is the tedious process under which the healthcare providers take a step back and analyze their potential mistakes, adverse events, or sentinel events in the operating room and all areas of healthcare (Croteau, 2003). The primary goal of RCA is to overcome their mistakes, in order to prevent future risks or damages caused to their patients. According to The Joint Commission, most RCA is

victims are sometimes tricked and lured by false promises or physically forced into this trade. Human trafficking that ends with teens in sexual slavery is on the rise in South Florida, according to Sun Sentinel, “every family-regardless of income, education, or location-could become a victim” (Sun Sentinel). Human trafficking is a growing epidemic destroying communities all over the state of Florida by depriving an individual of his or her natural right to freedom of will and choice, expanding gang activity

animals that depend upon kelp habitat for survival. Also, kelp forests protect coastlines from storm surges, and absorb massive amounts of damaging carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Another important fact about Sea otters is that they are sentinel species. Sentinel species are animals used to detect danger and give off warnings of danger. When applying this concept to sea otters, they reflect the health of California’s coastal

2001: A Space Odyssey      The following paper will analyze the movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick” and “The Centinel” by Arthur C. Clarke. Although there are many themes present between the story and the film, the following are the most dominant. I will be discussing Scientific themes, Religious and Moral Themes, and Clarke’s development of the short story into a full-length film.      The first issue, I will be discussing the scientific

She aspires to be a reporter for the newspaper and to be noticed by a man. On her first visit to The Sentinel, she “wondered if now was the moment I had been waiting for. Ever since Dad had purchased The Sentinel, I had seen it as my opportunity to become a journalist. If only my father would realize that I was no longer his little girl but a young adult with a brain and at least a degree of talent” (Marshall