Discussion Questions3

Please respond to the following questions or statements in 100-250 words each. Please support ALL posts with outside sources.

Class,

One issue that the regulatory agencies are concerned with are patient falls. Patient Falls are a classic issue in quality and safety that a regulatory agency would be investigating. Nobody (& I mean nobody) has been able to solve this problem. Hourly rounding, toileting, frequent checks, bed and chair alarms, etc and we still cannot find a true solution to this major safety issue. I once injured my back very badly and the patient broke his leg when I tried to catch him from a fall.

How would you as a leader deal with the issue of falls (this is not a clinical question, but a leadership question)?

Does anyone realize the detrimental effects of workplace injuries? The costs, the staffing issues, the social/psychological aspects, etc....

See attachment here regarding the astronomical costs of workplace injuries courtesy of Liberty Mutual.

WorkplaceInjuries3.pdf (295k)

Class,

One issue that the regulatory agencies are concerned with are patient falls. Patient Falls are a classic issue in quality and safety that a regulatory agency would be investigating. Nobody (& I mean nobody) has been able to solve this problem. Hourly rounding, toileting, frequent checks, bed and chair alarms, etc and we still cannot find a true solution to this major safety issue. I once injured my back very badly and the patient broke his leg when I tried to catch him from a fall.

How would you as a leader deal with the issue of falls (this is not a clinical question, but a leadership question)?