Applying Key Interventions to a Practice Problem
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The final step is to develop the plan discussing the steps clearly and succinctly. The plan must be evidence based .
By Day 4
Post an explanation of how you could apply key interventions supported by the scholarly research evidence to potentially help resolve the issue in measurable ways. Continue to collaborate with the selected individuals in your practice environment as needed in the development of the Practice Experience Project, and share this information with your group.
By Day 7
Read and respond to two or more of your colleagues’ postings from the Discussion question. Provide feedback about the selected measures, or provide suggestions for improving how the patient quality and safety outcomes could be addressed by care coordination techniques and effective leadership style. As a member of a community of practice, help each other refine and clarify the patient-centered Practice Experience Project.
Applying Key Interventions to a Practice Problem
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Day by day, many patients are treated and taken care of without the occurrence of incidents that threaten their well-being. However, incidents such as adverse medication events fall, and slips occur during the care delivery putting patients in harm’s way. Since the publishing of the Institute of Medicine report To Err is Human: Building a safer health system which reinforces the magnitude to which errors in the medical landscape directly led to morbidity as well as mortality in the United States Healthcare system, healthcare organizations in the world over have developed mechanisms that champion the establishment of (Hamdan-Mansour & Wardam, 2018) best practices around patient safety which was the genesis of the development of investigation and incident reporting systems, procedures and policies as well as service providers.
Every patient in every healthcare system is vulnerable, but mentally ill patients are highly disposed to violence, neglect, and abuse. The implications of such unethical acts are significant in their emotional and physical health and usually not taken into account. Adverse events also loosely translate into complications and injuries caused by healthcare management instead of the patients’ underlying disease. Even though many patient safety risk factors that occur in medical settings apply to mental health settings, mental health institutions have unique patient safety issues that arise as a result of mental illness. These issues of patient safety revolve around seclusion and restraining of movement, behaviours that center around self-harm, suicidal activities, absconding, and the diminished capacity for self-advocacy.
The increasing reports of incidences and adverse events in mental health patient treatment call for affirmative action. In my health setting (mental health), we aim to provide an environment that is safe for patients where they feel that they are cared for through dignity, safety, and privacy. An assessment of the patients who are at high risk to commit self-harm or inflicting harm on others. Some of the structural factors that are a challenge to patient safety include; Staff attitudes and institutional culture.
Ignorance and a lack of awareness of patient safety issues and mental illness in general. The low priority is often assigned to patient safety. Silos in the health care system which limit inter-professional collaboration. The stigma associated with mental illness and the corresponding marginalization of mental health patients. This also calls for the maintenance of the incident form. This leads to the general reduction of unsafe acts within healthcare settings using best practices (as the ones noted above) in conjunction with sound knowledge to pursue optimal patient outcomes.
Further patient safety can be ensured by re-establishing personal say (personal control) of patients by including them in the decision-making process concerning their care and practicing restriction when necessary (Hamdan-Mansour & Wardam, 2018). Other measures comprise; Education and awareness for the public, police, mental health care workers, and health care professionals in general. Staff training. Greater acknowledgement /awareness of physical health concerns. More information sharing and research.
Greater communication and cooperation between organizations and across jurisdictions. More practical tools and actionable solutions. Improvements to facility design. Improved documentation practices. More systematic patient monitoring and community follow-up. More effective discharge planning and improved handover/handoff strategies. Better reporting procedures or mandatory incident reporting. Improvements in service availability and quality of care. Improvements in staff attitudes and changes to institutional cultures, breaking down professional silo, and finally, independent patient advocacy.
References
Hamdan-Mansour, A., & Wardam, L. (2018). Attitudes of Jordanian Mental Health Nurses Toward Mental Illness and Patients with Mental Illness. Issues In Mental Health Nursing, 30(11), 705-711.