Week5_Riskevaluationandpatientsafety__1_.docx Risk Evaluation and Patient Safety Chamberlain College of Nursing NR544-11259 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Introduction There are many hazards in a healthcare faci
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Week5_Riskevaluationandpatientsafety__1_.docx Risk Evaluation and Patient Safety Chamberlain College of Nursing NR544-11259 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Introduction There are many hazards in a healthcare facility or organization that all staff must take precautions to prevent. These hazards are always a priority in a clinical setting and can cause serious harm to patients and staff if not addressed accordingly. One potential risk associated with a healthcare setting is falls. Falls are a huge issue that has preventable interventions and is a serious issue as it can cause harm and even death to a patient. Falls and injuries caused by falls are another group of risk factors for institutionalization that warrant further investigation, particularly since they are potentially modifiable (Tinetti & Williams, 2015). Falls in now considered the number one reason for injury and hospital admissions, and there are many contributions to falls that we will discuss in this paper. Patient Safety Strategies In any healthcare facility, there are many preventative actions or patient safety strategies that can assist with the prevention of falls. Hospitals can take many steps to enhance environmental safety and help decrease the risk of patients falling because of ostensibly harmless, but possibly hazardous, external conditions. When assigning patients are room, patients who meet the criteria for a higher chance of falls should be assigned to rooms closer to the nurse's station. Having signs up and armbands on the patients to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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