Part 1: Watch the “Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm“ video (https://www.qsen.org/post/chasing-zero-winning-the-war-on-healthcare-harm). Think about the profound effect the care these families received had on the future of so many people.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 180 words:
- How do you positively or negatively affect the quality and safety of the care your patients receive?
- Think of two specific cases or examples you or your organization may have experienced or might experience.
- What actions have you or could you take in your organization to avoid the situation(s)?
Part 2: Respond to the following in a minimum of 180 words:
- How do regulations and accreditation help enforce quality healthcare? Discuss ways in which they help to improve the healthcare system.
Part 3: Respond to the following in a minimum of 180 words:
- What are the key differences between regulation and accreditation?
- Which accreditation standards and regulations are most commonly cited or used in your practice setting or one that you are most interested in working on?
Part 4: Respond to the following in a minimum of 180 words:
- What factors do you see in practice that influence safe, quality, patient-centered care?
- Have those factors shifted or changed as your role as an RN has progressed or changed?
- Do you think the factors will continue to change?
- What factors do you see affecting safe, quality, patient-centered care in 10 years?
Part 5: Review the Multifactorial Medication Mishap (https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multifactorial-medication-mishap) case study and the commentary that follows from AHRQ.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 180 words:
- Explain why a root cause analysis was appropriate for this situation.
- Analyze the impact of using tools such as RCA, FMEA, and PDSA on the quality and safety of patient care.
Cite a minimum of 1 peer-reviewed source (for each part) on an APA-formatted reference page