Sunday, April 24, 2016

Accreditation Standards

1.      What did I expect to learn about this topic before beginning the unit?
Accreditation is an important aspect of healthcare. I was excited to learn more about what standards are out there for facilities and what guidelines they go by.

2.      What I actually learned:
      It was really beneficial to read more and learn about the HCAHPS scores. I was actually really surprised about the large influence nurses have on many of the questions. I would say we have influence over most of the questions which makes sense. Nurses spend the most time with the patient and I think the patient’s overall experience is really dependent upon the patient’s nurses because that is who and what they will really remember.
      The case study helped me learn what a sentinel event really is. I realized that sentinel events can’t always be prevented but there are guidelines and precautions/rules to follow to help prevent them from happening. I think it’s always important to know facility policies/expectations as well as to know my resources so I can use them in emergent situations. I also realized how important it is to report sentinel events because data and research is how the medical field has been able to create rules and make changes based on what is happening in daily practice.
      The discussion helped me realize how important those patient safety goals are. It was difficult for our group to come to a consensus because each of the national patient safety goals are important. However, implementing the basics such as correctly identifying the patient and hand hygiene can also help prevent others from occurring. I feel that all the patient safety goals are intertwined and influence the others.
3.      My feelings/experiences from the individual and team activities:
      I enjoyed this final week and felt that the discussion was a good one, especially because it was difficult to come to a consensus. It allowed for us to really think and explore reasons behind that.
4.      How I will utilize the information learned in my nursing practice:
      I want to always remember HCAPS surveys and realize that every interaction I have with a patient can either improve the score or lower it. I will do my best to always prevent sentinel events and take action if one does occur. I will follow the patient safety goals and work on hand hygiene, identifying patients, preventing medication errors as well as infection.
5. My personal feelings about the material covered:

Thought this was important to learn about as we end the semester and continue with our jobs. These are concepts that are very relevant and applicable to the real world. We should always be focusing on accreditation and work to improve patient outcome and experience. 

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