There are several ways that you, as the administrator, and your team can identif
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There are several ways that you, as the administrator, and your team can identify risks associated with your health care facility or an individual department. These methods include: brainstorming, interviewing members of the department, performing a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis, and/or diagramming.
First, choose a specific type of health care facility or specific department within a specific facility for whom you will perform a risk identification analysis. For example, choose the nurses’ station in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or a pediatrician’s office.
Second, perform a risk identification analysis using one of the methods listed above to determine what environmental factors may present a risk to staff members and/or patients. Be certain to be very detailed in your analysis.
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WHEN YOU ARE THE ADMINISTRATOR Critical Thinking and Analysis Case Study #1 Risk Identification There are several ways that you, as the administrator, a team can identify risks associated with your health care facility or factors may present a risk to staff members and/or patients. Be certain to be very detailed in your analysis. Note that to really enhance the learning opportunity with this exercise, you can find a facility in your community and ask them for permission to perform a risk identification analysis in per- nd your son. You might interview staff members at the facility you , or diagram out the physical location of any elements These methods include: brainstorming, that could cause risk, along with any risk prevention compo choose interviewing members of the department, performing a SWOT strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis, and/or diagramming nents already in place. What improvements could you make? First, choose a specific type of health care facility or spe- cific department within a specific facility for whom you will perform a risk identification analysis. For example, choose the nurses' station in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or a pedi- or other unsafe occurrence for a pat Case Study #2 Risk Management and Medical Liability Create or find a scenario that resulted in an adverse event these steps: diagnosis, assessment, prognosis, and man- agement for that situation and determine if there is a p active policy or procedure that could be developed and atrician's office. ro- Second, perform a risk identification analysis using one of e methods listed above to determine what environmental th Continued)Explanation / Answer
Risk analysis is a compulsory document prepare by the each and every department as a part of audit point of view.
Risk analysis of nursing station
Nurses are at high risk of infection in hospital as there work from admission of patient to the discharge of patient. Interviewing is the most easy method to identify risk to staff. For this we have to choose random nurses from our department and take a detail interview by asking following question.
1. Is you come across any injury during caring of patient ?
2. Have you suffered from any infection in past?
3. Have you come across any blood contact injury with patient?
4. How you insert IV fluids?
5. What is the disposable method for the used needles and other body contact part?
6. How cleaning of surgery article is performed?
7. How the chemical handling is done at your side?
8. Have you know or come to know any hazards during your working hours?
9. Have you informed any hazards or risk to your senior?
You collect the answer and you come to know the risk of nurses.
Environmental factor
1. Pressure balance of surgical unit
2. Contaminated air expel by the patient
3. Contaminated needles , scissors and forceps
4. Sputum and body discharge of patient
5. Cleaning method of hospital
6. Fogging procedure of hospital
Based on risk identify analyse them and give them rank. After that you have to prepare precautions for that so everyone in your department work in the safe zone.