Category: Safety

  • Efficacy and Safety of Human Papillomavirus Gardasil

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works cited Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, and continued HPV infection can cause cervical cancer in women, anal cancer, genital cancer, and genital warts in both men and women. First epidemiological data, derived from the U.S National Health…

  • Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Projects Impacts

    QSEN is a nationwide initiative that encourages nurses to rethink the main principles of nursing care. Furthermore, QSEN is a nursing project that aims to link nursing education with best practices regarding quality and safety standards. QSEN was founded in response to more excellent nursing quality and safety requests (QSEN, n.d.). The overall purpose of…

  • Injection Safety and Syringe Reuse

    Table of Contents Introduction The Hospitals Response The necessity of the Response The View of the Hospital The Outcome of the Response Additions Conclusion Reference List Introduction The past few years have faced the healthcare systems in the United States with great challenges especially for the outbreaks of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Nevada…

  • Data Safety Monitoring Theory and Practice

    The present lecture provides information in regard to the process of data safety monitoring and the correct organization of a data safety monitoring board. As stated in the materials, safety boards oversee a number of factors during clinical trials. First, they ensure that the participants are under an acceptable modicum of harm, then that the…

  • Medication Safety: Deconstructing Clinical Workflow

    Pharmaceutical mistakes are risky due to the volume and sophistication of medication delivery, and these errors have a high financial and human cost on the American healthcare system. There are various steps involved in the distribution of medications. During the distribution stage of pharmaceutical distribution, one-third of all medication mistakes take place. Nurses must be…

  • Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Plan

    Introduction In 2017, nurse Vaught fatally administered the wrong medication and caused a patients death. She was charged with reckless homicide and sparked debate over a recurring issue in medical practice. The discussion will focus on why this event occurred and provide evidence-based practices organizations can employ to prevent its occurrence. More importantly, organizations must…

  • Quality Safety and Outcome of Cleveland and Mayo Clinics

    Table of Contents Summary Quality Safety and Outcome of Mayo Clinic Quality Safety and Outcome of Cleveland Clinic Strengths and Weaknesses of Cleveland and Mayo Clinic Addressing Concerns of Both Mayo and Cleveland Clinic References Summary The federal organization for healthcare research and Quality (AHRQ) has described quality as doing the correct thing for the…

  • Design and Implementation of the Safety Program

    Table of Contents Introduction Evidence-Based Safety Program Design Outcomes and Sustainability References Introduction This paper will use the high reliability theory (HRT) in the design and implementation of the safety program. According to Huber (2017), it relies on interdisciplinary teams to introduce an organizational commitment to safety and create backup protection steps in their accident…

  • The Issues of Safety and Violence in the Emergency Care

    Table of Contents PICOT Question Search Strategy Conducted Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Performed References PICOT Question Emergency room healthcare providers (p) given safety and violence protocol training (i) versus those providers not given the safety and violence protocol training (c) demonstrate increased knowledge of safety and violence policies and procedures(o) over the next six…

  • Safety and Violence Protocol: Evaluation Plan

    If a person is subjected to violence, one of the paramount tasks of physicians is to not only help the victim get rid of the physical consequences of injuries but also to provide psychological support (Higgins et al., 2016). It can be assumed that those employees who have received training in the form of studying…