Lecture Exam 1 Flashcards
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cause and effect diagram/fishbone

Institute for Safe Medication Pratices (ISMP)
- non-profit
- multidisciplinary board and staff
- federally-certified PSO
- international
- mission
- to advance patient safety worldwide by empowering the healthare community, including consumers, to prevent medication errors
nursing workforce challenges
- at turn of century
- decreased satisfaction
- high turnover
- structural supports emerge
- externships
- flexible scheduling
- clinical advancement programs
- educational reimbursement
what alarms are appropriate for your patient?
- alarm review as part of handoff
- why on the monitor, when can they come of?
- see complete patient picture and strategize a plan to manage alarms (customization?)
- what parameter violation can be tolerated?
- ex: PVCs in HF
types of errors when calculating med doses involving wrong weight
- confusing lbs vs kg
- documented weight too high
- documented weight too low
- no weight available or used
- incorrect estimated weight
- confusing ideal vs actual weight
- calculation error
- confusing height/temperature vs weight
- other/unknown
suggestions to improve cultural competency in agencies
- beyond satisfaction surveys
- opportunities for clients to provide feedback on services
- mandate booster sessions
- reivew quality and compliance regulations throughout year
- advocate for national and/or state funding to deliver booster trainings focused on patient-centered care
- structured discussions and resources to strengthen provider’s competence to work with YMSM
- promote cultural humility to decrease stereotype threat when working with clients
adverse event reporting
- unexpected occurrence/variation in system process with unintended results that could put the institution at legal risk
- injury or potential injury to patient, family, or staff
- damage to property
- ex: falls, med errors, equipment failures, burns, blood borne pathogen epxosure, criminal activity
- institutional policy and state laws dictate policy for mandatory and voluntary reporting
- reporting “near misses” is essential to allow for system review and correction to prevent future adverse events
21st century alarm challenges
- diffusion of complex technology
- increased # of clinicians
- increased complexity of environment
- technology not just in ICU/ ORs
patient-provider communication is diminished when:
- missed opportunities for patient-centered engagement and counseling
- quality control policies not followed
- stereotypes and assumptions lead dialogue
- providers assign risk based on risk group categories vs client’s history
guideline for physiologic monitoring
- if 80% of patients require that parameter, it should probably be on
immediate and delayed gratification as part of emotional regulation
- we have tools to enable us to regulate emotional resposnes
- we can experience an emotion
- make an informed, thoughtful decision about best course of action
- rather than immediately acting
- put off quick gratification for more meanginful satisfaction and joy later on
HIV/STIs in Michigan
- +75% in SE MI
- +60% in Detroit are MSM
- +25% in MI are YMSM 13-29
- 6 of the 9 counties in SE MI account for majority of new:
- chlamydia
- gonorrhea
- primary and secondary syphilis
- adolescent and young adult men carry nearly 80% burden of syphilis
rank order of error reduction strategies
- forcing functions and constraints
- automation and computerization
- standardization and protocols
- checklists and double check systems
- rules and policies
- education / information
- “be more careful”
leadership develompent r/t nurse residency programs
- shift handoff
- delegation
- prioritization / time management
- clinical advancement
- professional development
- quality improvement
- EBP project
5 primary emotions
nearly all emotions incorporate at least one of these:
- joy
- sadness
- fear
- anger
- disgust
major types of misconduct resultingin disciplinary action against nurses
- intentional violation of trust and committing of criminal acts on job
- criminal conviction off job
- serious med error
- falsifying information or other documentation problems
- narcotic control issues (drug diversion)
- impaired nurses
- incompetence
- practice outside scope of practice
- abandonment
- inappropriate therapeutic relationships and boundary violations
drug diversion progarms
- punitive action discourages nurses and colleagues from coming foward
- endangers patient safety
- some states have programs to channel impaired nurses out of traditional diversionary process and into treatment
- support, confidentiality, on-the-job mointoring, low drug availability assignments
- contracts between impaired nurse, employer, state board
- not for all violations - not for sexual misconduct
professional role development r/t nurse residency programs
- learning styles
- stress management
- conflict resolution
- patient education
- ethical decision-making
- end of life care
setting alarms
- understand defaults
- know patient
- history on monitor
- nonactionable alarms as visual only?
- default “leads off” alarms to be high priority?
- who can adjust alarms and who is expected to adjust
statistics on nuisance alarm
- 86-99% are nonactionable
- reliability
- nurses respond slower to patients with highest number of alarms (medsurg)
- incremental icnrease in response time as number of alarms increases (Peds ICU)
- alarm response
- 16-35% of nursing time
disadvantages of EHR
- a lot of time filling out blocks, can’t write about interaction with patient
- power failure
- loads slowly
- auto mode - don’t think critically
- learning new EHR
multistate licensure compacts
- primary license in one state, no need for licenses in other compact states
- what is not discussed:
- compact cuts down on fees - helps smaller states
- communication btwn practice facilities and state boards is cumbersum, slow, incomplete
why do nurses document?
- communication
- describe patient treatment and progress
- reimbursement
- legal evidence of continuity of care and ongoing evaluation of treatment outcomes
- establish standards of care
- database for trending patient outcomes
leverage/power of error-reduction strategies
- high (blunt) - ex: car won’t start w/o fastened seat belt
- fail-safes and constraints
- forcing functions
- automation and computerization
- medium - ex: reminder to use seat belt
- standardization
- redundancies
- reminders and checklists
- low (sharp) - ex: illegal to not wear seat belt
- rules and policies
- education and information
- suggestions to be “more careful”










