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NRS 450 Culture of Patient Safety Case Studies | Answered.

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Culture of Patient Safety Case Studies The purpose of this assignment is to create a culture of patient safety using information and communication technologies and informatic processes to deliver sa... fe nursing care while promoting health. Part 1: Creating a Culture of Patient Safety Instructions: Please review the following scenario and answer each of the following questions in 150-200 words using one to two sources to support your ideas. Michael is a nurse working on a busy medical-surgical unit. He is responsible for the care of five patients with complex medical needs. Michael checks on his first patient, Mrs. Wallace. She is lying in bed with the call light button within her reach. The identification armband is in place. Michael verifies that the IV is working and the correct IV fluid is infusing. The monitor is on, and the limits/volumes are set appropriately. Michael proceeds to check on his second patient, Mr. Baker. As he walks in the room, he finds Mr. Baker on the floor and alert. Mr. Baker tells Michael that he fell trying to get into the bed because the bed rolled away. Michael notes that the locks for the bed were not engaged. There is no call light in the room. The monitor is turned off. Mr. Baker does not have an identification armband on. There is an identification band on the bedside table, but it does not belong to Mr. Baker. Michael checks the IV fluid infusing and discovers that the name on the IV bag is the same as the identification armband on the bedside table. [Show More]

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