This response gives a lot of information about the six different subjects a risk manager should include in a curriculum designed for physicians to engage them in patient safety practices. The six main characteristics identified in this response are: patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, communication skills, professionalism, and practice. Each of these is not only an important component of being a good nurses is also important for patient safety. This response carefully considered each of the six different subjects that are associated with risk. It would have been useful to know how the six different subject relate to each other, and how they interact with each other. Each of these components alone would not be sufficient to prevent patient safety issues. Therefore it is important to understand how a nurse can integrate each of the six different subject into the care.
The respondent also considered the two scenarios that are given to highlight the importance of physician risk management. In the Obtain Consent scenario there was a lack of professionalism which is one of the key elements of patient safety. This response clearly highlights that the doctor did not go over the consent form before the surgery was completed. This means that the patient was not able to give informed consent and therefore the surgery should not been completed. Without informed consent the procedure is not only unethical, it also poses a danger to the patient. In A Hospital Nightmare scenario Mrs. Smith was not treated with professionalism or due care. System-based practice was also not included in the Hospital Nightmare scenario. The patient’s safety was severely compromised because the doctor did not change his gloves or wash his hands before checking an open wound. The patient was infected as a result of this doctors lack of due care.
Reply Two
This response clearly outlines the six different subjects a risk manager should include in a curriculum designed for physicians to prevent patient safety issues. Each of the six subjects is described in detail with bullet points which makes it easy to separate and identify the topics needed in this curriculum. This reply also expanded on the basic concepts of the six subjects. For example, by stating that physicians must “coordinator patient care within the health care system relevant to their clinical specialty” this reply highlights that their physician must be aware of their own practices and the type of patients that they are likely to see. This reply is also good because it goes on to highlight the reason why this curriculum exist for Physicians, and how the system fit into the healthcare protocol in general.
Unfortunately, a place response did not include a response to the Hospital Nightmare scenario. Instead, a discussion of Are You Safe is included. Despite this, a reasonable discussion of how important is to prevent mistakes in nursing and other healthcare professions is given. It is interesting to note that there are emotional responses to physician errors in Healthcare. In the Failure to Obtain Consent scenario Mr. Scott has stents put in his arteries when he specifically said he did not want that procedure. This is not only an ethical problem that faces healthcare professionals, but is also a contributor to both physician error and patient safety. By ignoring the request of the patient, their physician has proved that he was going too fast to truly listen to the needs of his patient. This response clearly states that there should be less of a focus on rushing to see multiple patients, and more on the needs and requirements of those patients both in terms of healthcare and ethics.
