According to Sollecito & Johnson
(2013), “Organizations do not suddenly start making mistakes. They tend to
slide imperceptibly into a set of conditions that produce medical errors” (p.
327). After completing this week’s reading discuss this concept as it
relates to quality patient outcomes. Answer the following questions:
a. In your opinion, do you believe that
errors in the hospital setting are inevitable? Why or why not?
b. If the most frequent type of error is omitting a step in
delivering care (Sollecito & Johnson, 2013, p. 312), would it be better to
focus on the individual who omitted the step or the system in which they work?
Explain your answer.
c. What role could being a “learning organization” play in
reducing errors?
DQ_2
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Disclosure |
Complete the week’s reading and view
the Safe Patient Project video aboutLinda: Katy, TX, then answer the following
questions:
a. What was the
error(s) in the case presented in the video?
b. Why do you think the error(s) happened? What might the
contributing factor(s) be in this situation?
c. Imagine you are this patient’s physician and are meeting
with the family member to describe what happened. How would you communicate the
error?
d. Do you believe there is a link between how the error was
disclosed and the actions the family member took afterward? Explain your
answer.
