Discussion: Workarounds and Patient Safety

Discussion: Workarounds and Patient Safety

Discussion: Workarounds and Patient Safety

Unit 4 discussion Workarounds and Their Implications for Patient Safety What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (specific to technology used in a hospital setting) that you have used or perhaps seen someone else use, and analyze why you feel this risk-taking behavior was chosen over behavior that conforms to a safety culture. What are the risks? Are there benefits? Why or why not? Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace or clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical environment that need to be changed with regard to patient safety (including confidentiality), and then suggest strategies for change. Unit 5 discussion From Data to Knowledge and Wisdom! How does data become knowledge and finally wisdom? Explain the relationship between knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing, knowledge generation, knowledge dissemination, and wisdom. Then, provide examples from your clinical practice (or past work experiences) according to the following. Examples of knowledge acquisition Examples of knowledge generation Examples of knowledge processing Examples of knowledge dissemination Examples of the use of feedback Unit 6 discussion Informatics and the Development of Standards Discuss the roles of federal, state, and local public health agencies in the development of standards for informatics in healthcare. Unit 7 discussion Technology: Benefits and Future Trends What technology do you find most beneficial to use in your work or school setting? Least beneficial? Why do you find this tool useful or not? Then, using your imagination, look to the future and think about how this tool could be enhanced even further. Describe your dream technology, with consideration for patient care and safety. Unit 8 discussion Team Presentation This week, one member of your team will be responsible for posting your team presentation to this discussion thread under the color-coordinated thread below that corresponds with your team. This must be posted by Monday of Unit 8 by 11:59 p.m. Critique a team presentation other than your own, and include what the presentation taught you and what you see as far as its effect on patient safety and healthcare technology. What changes in the presentation would you recommend, and why? Ask questions! Each team is responsible for responding to questions asked of its presentation! Remember to include sources of literature in your posts to back up the statements you make! Remember, we are all about evidence-based practice! This is a short week, and you still must have at least two posts on 2 different days this week. The course ends on Wednesday of Unit 8.