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What does the IOM (institute if medicine) define patient-centered care as?

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Providing care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions

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what are the Eight Principles of Patient-Centered Care?

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  • respect for patient’s preferences
  • coordination and interrogation of care
  • Information and education
  • physical comfort
  • emotional support
  • involvement of family and friends
  • continuity and transition
  • access to care
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how do you respect for patients values preferences and expressed needs

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  • involve patients in decision making
  • everyone has their own unique values and preferences
  • treat patients with dignity
  • respect their cultural values
  • respect their autonomy (ask if they want help)
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research found that the 8 practices are conducted to what?

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a positive patient experience

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how do people usually feel when faced with illness?

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vulnerable and powerless

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what are the 3 areas where care coordination can reduce these feelings of vulnerability?

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  • coordination of clinical care
  • coordination of ancillary an support services
  • coordination of front line patient care
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when can happen between healthcare providers and patients when communicating?

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patients can feel as though they are not being completely informed about their condition or progress.

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what are the 3 most important areas of physical comfort for a patient?

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  • pain management
  • assistance with activities and daily living needs
  • hospital surroundings and environment
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_____________ associated with illness and procedures can be as debilitating as the physical effects.

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fear and anxiety

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pay attention to anxiety over:

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  • physical status, treatment, and prognosis
  • impact of the illness on themselves and their family
  • financial impact of the illness
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the involvement of family and friends can enhance the patients’ experience depending on what?

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  • providing accommodations for family and friends
  • involving family and close friends in decision making
  • supporting family members as caregivers
  • recognizing the needs of family and friends
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what could happen after a patient is discharged?

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they may feel concerned about their ability to care for themselves

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what does meeting patient needs require?

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  • understandable, detailed information regarding medications, physical limitations, e.t.c.
  • coordinate and plan ongoing treatment and services after discharge
  • provide information regarding access to clinical, social, physical, and financial support on a continuing basis
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what can you help patients to know about care access?

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  • locations of hospitals, clinics, and physicians
  • availability of transportation
  • appointment availability and ease of scheduling
  • accessibility of specialists
  • clear instructions on how and when to get referrals
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what are the steps to take control of your own healthcare?

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  • be informed
  • ask questions
  • push for answers
  • keep a detailed record
  • know your medications
  • monitor your own body
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when in communication successful?

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only when the sender and the receiver understand the message in the same way

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what are the types of communication?

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  • verbal
  • non verbal
  • written
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what must you do before you speak?

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  • think of and prepare your thoughts

- practice what your going to say and how your going to say it

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what is effective verbal communication?

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  • think before you speak
  • practice how and what your going to say
  • consider your tone of voice, rate of speech, and body language
  • ask questions so patient understands
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what is an important thing to keep in mind when communicating with patients?

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Patients are relying on you, as a healthcare professional, to give them the information that they need and to prepare them for what is about to happen.

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what can non verbal communication be defined as?

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all stimuli OTHER than that of spoken word that communicates a message to another person

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what are signs of good non verbal communication?

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  • appearance
  • gestures
  • facial expression
  • postures
  • eye contact
  • para-linguistics (pitch, tone)
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body movement

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  • what are your hands doing?

- are you shifting around?

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posture

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  • how do you stand?
  • do you slouch
  • arms crossed, what are you doing with them?
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eye contact
look at your patient but don't stare
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para-language
the sound of your speech rather than the content of it
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appearance/presentation
- do you look like you work here? | - personal hygiene
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facial expressions
- are you looking at your patient? | - are you interested in what their telling you?
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physiological changes
- are you sweating or blinking a lot because your nervous? | - are you jittery? did you have too much coffee?
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Humor
humor can be effective but must be used appropriately
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culture differences
- Some things do not translate well over cultures | - Sonographers need to be aware of cultural differences in both verbal and non verbal communication
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what is the goal of listening skills?
your goal is: - gather accurate information - understand the feeling and meaning of the message the patient has given you
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is hearing the same as listening?
no
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can we cut off a patient when their answering a question?
no, give them time to answer
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what is the most common and effective mode of business communication?
written communication
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what makes a safe work environment?
- policies - protocols - cleanliness - know your surroundings - emergency routes - PPE - enforcement (management)
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what can you do to make sure that you work in a safe area?
know your role in an emergency situation
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what is a slip?
when an action is carried out correctly, but was not intended Ex) I mean to hit the gas, but I hit the break by accident
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what is a lapse?
omission of an intended action due to memory failure | Ex) I meant to turn off the stove, but I forgot
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what is a mistake?
(intended actions) an error of intention caused by a conscious decision in effort to solve a problem. An incorrect plan of action that is correctly executed
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what is a rule-based mistake?
the rule that is used to solve the problem is not applied correctly
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in rule-based mistakes what if the problem is not identified correctly?
wrong rule-based solution used
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in rule-based mistakes what if the problem was identified correctly?
rule-based decision was applied incorrectly
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what is a knowledge-based mistake?
a mistake that occurs due to incorrect or insufficient knowledge
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what is a violation?
a deliberate deviation from safe operating practices where you make a decision to intentionally go against what you should be doing that results in harm or potential harm to someone
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Giving the wrong dose of a medication while being distracted when preparing the drug.
slip
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Intentionally giving a higher dose than necessary due to your personal opinion that the lower dose wont work well enough.
violation
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Intentionally giving the wrong dose because you didn’t know the proper equation to calculate the amount needed
knowledge-based mistake
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what are the 2 ways we can handle human errors?
- person approach | - systems approach
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what is the person approach from a mistake?
- blame and shame - assumption that the error is due to laziness, lack of skill, e.t.c - punishment to eliminate error repetition
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what is the systems approach from a mistake?
- acknowledgement that humans are fallible by nature - anticipates human errors - designs systems to decrease the risk of an error - focuses on latent failures as opposed to active failures
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root cause analysis
System based review of incidents to identify contributory factors in order to develop strategies to reduce the risk of recurrence
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Proactive technique that anticipates failures and deals with them before they occur, rather than reacting afterwards
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Incident Reporting System
The documentation of actual or potential incidents in order to learn from our mistakes
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Internal Audits
Periodic assessment of systems, processes and patient care outcomes
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Safety Briefings
Daily briefings among staff to share concerns about potential issues
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Complaint Management System
A way for patients to have their concerns dealt with efficiently and effectively
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when do you file an incident report?
whenever an unexpected event occurs
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what are some examples when you would file an incident report?
- patient complaint - medication error - medical device malfunctions - someone is injured or involved in a situation where there was potential for injury
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why do we bother with filing incident reports?
- method of learning from past errors - jog your memory - trigger a rapid response - its your duty, if someone was hurt it could lead you to termination
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what should you include in inident reports?
- date/time/location - events leading up to the incident - first hand information - second hand information in "quotes" - names of all involved and how they were affected - response to the incident - end result
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what should you NOT include in your incident report?
- abbreviations - your opinion or feelings - blame - proposed preventative measures - hearsay - don't match report with colleagues
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what are the different hazards in a healthcare environment?
- designated substances - physical hazards - biological hazards - chemical hazards - ergonomic hazards - psychological hazards
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what are 3 designated substances?
- biological - chemical - physical agent
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physical hazards
heat, noise, and vibration, X-rays
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biological hazards
- patients carrying germs - work environment could have mold - infection control can reduce this risk
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what are some examples of chemical hazards?
- antiseptics and disinfectants - chemicals used in labs - detergents - cleaners - anaesthetic gases
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ergonomic hazards
- lifting and transferring patients - repetitive movements - awkward positions for a long period if time
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phycological hazards
- violence or aggression from patients - shift work - working with ill patients could be emotionally wearing
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how can I be safer as a healthcare worker?
- know what hazards exist in your workplace - use PPE - participate in health and safety training sessions - follow policies and practice safe work procedures - report anything that you believe is unsafe for you or other workers
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who can help create a safe work environment?
- managers - yourself - JHSC - health and safety professionals
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what are the 3 types of human errors?
- mistakes - skill-based errors - violations

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