Discussion week 4
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W
eek
4
Implications fo
r
Patient Safety
1
1.
What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (spec
ific to technology used in a
hospital setting) that you have used or perhaps seen someone else use, and
analyze why you feel this risk
–
taking behavior was chosen over behavior that
conforms to a safety culture. What are the risks? Are there benefits? Why o
r
why not?
2.
Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace
or clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical
environment that need to be changed with regard to patient safety (including
confid
entiality), and then suggest strategies for change.
W
eek 4
Implications for Patient Safety
1
1.
What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (spec
ific to technology used in a
hospital setting) that you have used or perhaps seen someone else use, and
analyze why you feel this risk
–
taking behavior was chosen over behavior that
conforms to a safety culture. What are the risks? Are there benefits? Why o
r
why not?
2.
Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace
or clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical
environment that need to be changed with regard to patient safety (including
confid
entiality), and then suggest strategies for change.
Week 4 Implications for Patient Safety
1
1. What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (specific to technology used in a
hospital setting) that you have used or perhaps seen someone else use, and
analyze why you feel this risk-taking behavior was chosen over behavior that
conforms to a safety culture. What are the risks? Are there benefits? Why or
why not?
2. Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace
or clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical
environment that need to be changed with regard to patient safety (including
confidentiality), and then suggest strategies for change.