Ethico-Moral Legal Obligations Flashcards
4 reasons for high instances of medical errors in the ICU
- Patients are very sick and need constant monitoring
- Complex cases
- Several consultants
- Life-and-death situations need to be made quickly
4 general domains for improvement of a patient safety program
- Ensuring compliance with patient safety regulations
- Responding to adverse events by performing root cause analyses
- Applying evidence-based risk reduction strategies
- Implementing strategies to meet and exceed patient safety metrics
Uses of 2 patient identifiers
- medications and blood products
- specimen collection
- imaging tests
- any type of treatment
NPSG
National Patient Safety Goals
Important patient safety issues (3)
- Proper patient safety goals
- Timely response
- Use of clinical alarms
A0 2020-0007
National Policy on Safety in All Health Facilities and No Blame Culture
AO 2008-023
Patient Safety Program
Major focus of an adverse event is system failure
Just Culture Concept
A well-established approach to preventing errors in critical errors
Team training
Components of good team training (3)
- Strong leadership
- Clear communication
- Ad hoc huddles
Ideal tool for ICU for teaching procedures or fostering teamwork
Simulation
Most important part of simulation
Debriefing
Use of financial incentives to reward hospitals that perform well on pre-established safety and quality measures
Pay-for-performance
A publicly displayed _________________ shows the hospital’s strengths and weaknesses
Report card
8 key elements of the Patient Safety Program
- Leadership and Governance
- Organizational Development
- Risk Management
- Teamwork and Communication
- Human Resource Development
- Documentation and Reporting
- Health Worker Safety
- Patient-Centered Care and Empowerment
4 proactive risk strategies
- Patient risk assessment
- Patient feedback survey
- Health technology assessment
- Use of safety checklist
Developed by the DOH and Health Facility Development Bureau
Safety checklists
Annual World Patient Safety Day
September 17
2 recent alerts provided by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Implement ABCDE bundle
2. Alarm practice management
3 unintended consequences being prevented by the ABCDE bundle
- Delirium
- Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
- Excessive muscular deterioration
The interdependent components of the ABCDE bundle are designed to: (3)
- Improve collaboration among HCPs
- Standardize care processes
- Break the cycle of suboptimal sedation practices
ABCDE:
ABC component meaning
Awakening and Breathing Trial Coordination
ABCDE:
D component meaning
Delirium
ABCDE:
often goes undetected and untreated leading to negative long-term consequences
Delirium
ABCDE:
E component meaning
Early Exercise and Progressive Mobility
ABCDE:
Another term for daily Spontaneous Awakening Trials
Sedation vacation