to establish and strengthen systems within the agency to reduce preventable patient
injuries/deaths and eliminate loss of revenue as fines
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1 duty of the compliance officer 2 role of the patient advocate
job of the risk manager 4 responsibility of the clinical supervisor
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1. right task
2. right situation
5 rights of delegation 3. right worker
4. right direction and communication
5. right teaching, supervision and evaluation
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foreign object retained after surgery
air embolism
blood incompatibility
development of stage III or IV pressure ulcers
10 categories of CMS in 2008
falls and trauma
manifestations of poor glycemic control
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI_
surgical site infections
42 CFR Part 482 contains statement on the CoPs
allow certain disclosures of patient safety data
2005 Patient Safety and Quality it permits a provider to disclose non-identifiable patient data to a
Improvement Act was enacted to qualified patient safety organization (PSO) for the purpose of analyzing
medical errors
aims to drive the creation and implementation of a US national plan on
aging that enable all individuals to age with dignity and purpose -
AARPs initiative
maintaining their health, financial resilience, and quality of life in age
friendly, livable communities with necessary support systems in place
ADA stands for Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
the duty that nurses exercise independent judgement to prevent harm
affirmative duty
to patients
Aging well for america AARPs vision for a national plan on aging
alleged claims involving student ordinary negligence
nurses is often
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- describe events objectively, avoid subjective comments or personal
opinions
- never note in the medical record that an incident report was
appropriate procedures for
complete or filed
completing and filling incident
- never photocopy the incident report
reports
- physicians order for an incident report should NOT be written in the
chart
- report EVERY unusual occurrence or incident
as nursing evolved into the growing courts have begun to recognize the negligent acts of RNs as
professionalism of RNs malpractice
a breach in the expected standard is not just negligence but malpractice
of care
CFR US code of federal regulations
- laws mandating reporting of specific health problems and suspected
child abuse prevention and confirmed abuse
treatment act - health professionals must report the following under penalty of fine
or imprisonment or failing to do so
are almost always brought by one person against another and
civil suits
generally are based on the concept of "fault"
new rules issues that halt payment to hospitals fo treatment of
CMS in 2008
preventable patient complications
colleagues or physician reporting nurses should clarify their whistle-blower protection law before
statutes engaging in whistle-blowing activities