Universal Protocol: Time-out Procedure
N490W-Nursing Leadership
Purpose of Assignment
To identify a safety issue within a health care organization that needs to change in order to promote better delivery of patient care; to demonstrate an ability to collaboratively problem-solve in an interdisciplinary environment while working towards resolution of a common problem.
Students Approach to Assignment
This was a group project that involved collaboration of the members to choose a problem in our clinical environment that need to change and the corresponding Joint Commission safety goal. I work in the perioperative environment and one of our concerns is performing surgical procedures on the wrong site or person. The Joint Commission (TJC) established safety goals for reducing errors in the healthcare environment. I feel that use of Universal Protocol is an effective and simple way to mitigate the problem of performing surgical procedures on the wrong patient or site. This project helped meet many of the core skills of the program
Reason for Inclusion of Project in Portfolio
Communication
N490W-Nursing Leadership
Purpose of Assignment
To identify a safety issue within a health care organization that needs to change in order to promote better delivery of patient care; to demonstrate an ability to collaboratively problem-solve in an interdisciplinary environment while working towards resolution of a common problem.
Students Approach to Assignment
This was a group project that involved collaboration of the members to choose a problem in our clinical environment that need to change and the corresponding Joint Commission safety goal. I work in the perioperative environment and one of our concerns is performing surgical procedures on the wrong site or person. The Joint Commission (TJC) established safety goals for reducing errors in the healthcare environment. I feel that use of Universal Protocol is an effective and simple way to mitigate the problem of performing surgical procedures on the wrong patient or site. This project helped meet many of the core skills of the program
Reason for Inclusion of Project in Portfolio
Communication
- Expresses oneself and communicates effectively with diverse groups and disciplines using a variety of media and contexts
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