Research Problem and Purpose Statement.docx Research Problem and Purpose Statement CapellaUniversity Part 1 Background and Evidence The hospital-acquired condition (HAC) I selected to research is a foreign object
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Research Problem and Purpose Statement.docx Research Problem and Purpose Statement CapellaUniversity Part 1 Background and Evidence The hospital-acquired condition (HAC) I selected to research is a foreign object in the body post-surgery. A hospital operating room is often a high stress environment and requires precision and exactness. To ensure this, many checklists are established to make sure that all instruments, objects and towels are accounted for before and after surgery. Prior to beginning any procedure, the surgical team does a “time-out†to verify the patient, procedure and any health history concerns before and after the surgery. Although extreme measures are taken to ensure the safety of the patient on the operating table, human error remains a concern and can happen at any time. Surgical procedures are a common occurrence to properly treat many patients and elected surgical procedures help allow many patients to live better lives. There is an average of twenty- eight million surgeries performed each year in the United States (Pyrek, 2017). Out of the twenty-eight million surgeries, around five thousand reported foreign objects remaining post- surgical procedure (Pyrek, 2017). Many advancements have been made in surgical procedures and medical care in order to thwart events involving foreign objects, however retaining medical equipment and other feign bodies continues to pose an issue for patients receiving surgery (Fencl, 2016). The danger of leaving unintended objects inside a patient can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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