healthcare and HF Flashcards
1
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how is HF going help healthcare
A
- aims to enhance clinical performance in understanding the effects of teamwork, tasks, workspace, culture.
2
Q
outline patient safety in healthcare
A
- most dangerous time is when you are in the hospital
- almost as dangerous as bungee jumping
3
Q
how has the medical field learnt from human error
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- accident stats show 600 incidents have no consequences for every 1 causing deaths.
- if they learn from these serious incidents could be stopped.
4
Q
discuss human error in healthcare
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- human error cannot be eliminated
- HCP are well trained and educated but errors are still made due to lapses in judgement or miscommunication.
- minimal HF training is available in the healthcare industry.
5
Q
discuss human factors in healthcare
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- there is minimal awareness of HF in the healthcare field.
- in 2007 in the UK clinical human factors group was created.
6
Q
what scenarios increase the risk of human error
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- unfamiliarity with the task
- inexperience
- poor procedures in place
- poor human equipment interface
7
Q
how does HF contribute to managerial, teams, individuals and the work environment
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managerial:
- safety, leadership, communication
team:
- leadership and teamwork
individual:
- cognitive skills such as SA
- personal resources
work env.:
- hazards
8
Q
outline some failures in communication in healthcare
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- organisational system failures in which the channels fro communication don’t exist.
- transmission failures where channels exist, but messages are unclear or ambiguous
- reception failures, channels don’t exit.
9
Q
how can communication be improved (SBAR)
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- SBAR - situation, background, assessment and recommendation
- used of handovers.
10
Q
discuss situational awareness and patient safety
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- SA is important as a deterioration in a patient requires a prompt response.
- SA is diminished by fatigue and stress
- Good SA in an anaesthetist is vital as they have to monitor frequently.
11
Q
outline what root cause analysis is
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- focuses on prevention
- focuses on system vulnerabilities - communication, training etc.
- defibrillator was designed to reduce human error.
- off button, warns you, confirm it.
