Lab Assigment: Patient Safety
Patient Safety
The mission of all health care providers is to make people well. As a consequence, all employees must be concerned about patient safety. This is one of the main considerations of TJC accreditation, and it should be on the minds of everyone working in a medical facility, all of the time. Watch this youtube video that explains how organizations should ensure patient safety.
What Is Patient Safety? (2:57).
Read the Evaluating Patient Safety PDF on how to evaluate a facility for patient safety.
Read the Engaging Patients To Help With Patient Safety And Quality Of CarePreview the document article on how to engage patients in order to help ensure their safety.
Task
Review the data in What's Wrong with this Data? In a Word document, summarize why the author feels it is misleading. Your work should be three or more paragraphs. Save the file as "PatientSafety".
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.