Case Assignment
Part 1: Hospital I – Patient-Focused Functions
Assignment Overview
After carefully reading through the Module background materials, and Section I – Patient Focused Functions, please answer the following questions:
Review Section I – Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection – (IC).
Please elaborate; explain and present examples as to how in practicum you provide evidence of performance to Standards: IC 1.10, and IC 2.10
Show how all departments work together to meet these standards.
Click on the link for these IC Standards
Part 2: Hospital II – Organization Functions
Assignment Overview
After carefully reading through the Module background materials, and Section II – Organization-Focused Functions, please answer the following:
We all know that many individuals use the emergency room for non-emergent issues and that this might be the only source for health care that a person has. After reading the background material and doing your own research, discuss in a 5- to 6-page paper how we can limit the overcrowding that we see in the emergency room. Discuss what you would do to improve this situation.
Please outline your points, and then explain them with your own added insight.
Focus on Hospital aspects, not external factors.
Explain how all of your recommendations should be implemented in the hospital ER.
How would your recommendations fall within the Joint Commission standards?
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Assignment Expectations- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY*****!!!!!!!!
You must cite peer-reviewed journal articles and background materials in your assignment.
APA FORMAT
(*!!!!!!DO NOT FORGET TO ADD SUBHEADINGS TO SHOW THAT EACH QUESTION IS ANSWERED!!!!!!!*)
POINTS ARE DEDUCTED FOR NOT HAVING SUBHEADINGS!!!!!
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REQUIRED READINGS:
All, A. A. L., Safety, R. W. F. P., & Hiatus, P. (2016). Top Standards Compliance Data Announced for 2015. Retrieved fromhttps://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/16_AHC_and_OBS_Challenging_Stds_for_2015.pdf
Cooper, S. (2017, Mar 03). Doctors call Fraser Health ERs unsafe; overcrowding stopping treatment of patients in ward hallways has made situation worse, doctor says. The Province.
Émond, M., Grenier, D., Morin, J., Eagles, D., Boucher, V., Le Sage, N., . . . Lee, J. (2017). Emergency department stay associated delirium in older patients *. Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 20(1), 10-14.
Global hospital acquired infections industry trends and 2022 foresight report. (2017, Apr 19). M2 Presswire.
How to prevent the joint commission’s top life safety findings. (2017). Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, 19(1), 1-6.
Marshall County invests in first UV disinfection robot. (2017, Aug 02). PR Newswire.
Research from Columbia Business School reveals how to shorten emergency room wait time. (2016, Aug 29). PR Newswire.
Robinson, M. (2017, Aug 08). How hospital overcrowding affects paramedics. The Times – Transcript.
Rojas, E., Sepúlveda, M., Munoz-Gama, J., Capurro, D., Traver, V., & Fernandez-Llatas, C. (2017). Question-driven methodology for analyzing emergency room processes using process mining. Applied Sciences, 7(3), 302.
Smith, B., Bouchoucha, S., & Watt, E. (2016). ‘Care in a chair’ – the impact of an overcrowded emergency department on the time to treatment and length of stay of self-presenting patients with abdominal pain. International Emergency Nursing, 29, 9-14.
Solnik, C. (2017). Raising the grades. Long Island Business News.
Todd, L. (2016, Sep 05). A fix for the ‘catch-all’ emergency room? High Country News.
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