Promotion of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement by Jason Duhamell.
I noted that Duhamell had employed an unusual approach to explaining what encompasses the promotion of patient safety and quality improvement. He has addressed the issue of patient care at their unit in different ways. I am thrilled by the way he has described the way patient care is delivered upon admission. The patients are received warmly by his team, and safety measures are taken into consideration. He goes ahead to narrate in his post how the patient is thoroughly examined to identify the extent at which the patient has suffered a breakdown of the wound.
Besides, Duhamell has recognized its safety committee, which has emphasized the importance of taking care of the patients’ skin. Together with his team, they have curbed numerous hospitals acquired pressure ulcers which adhere to National Quality Forum Nursing Sensitive Measures. I am even amazed that Duhamell has gone further to give a practical situation where they handled a patient with an underlying breakdown.
I strongly agree with Duhamells observation that staffing is a challenge in many healthcare facilities. He argues in his post that actions need to be taken on the issue of nurse shortage to improve the quality of healthcare delivered. He even goes ahead to narrate how they are fewer nurses at their unit assigned to patients, which has led to inefficiency. However, Duhamell has failed to identify most of the challenges that are brought by staff shortage. Theses issues include nurse burnouts, poor delivery of patient care, anxiety, and depression. I am glad he has mentioned that proper staffing improves more of the staff and thus enhances the patient’s safety and quality improvement.
2.Promotion of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement by Lori Napier.
Napier starts his argument in his post by defining the scope and nature of a nurse. He has identified what is done in the nursing practice to achieve patient safety and improve the quality of care. His introduction is just excellent as it has captured most of the bodies and institutions that support patient safety. He has mentioned excellent institutes such as the Institute of Medicine, the Joint Commission, and Quality AND safety In Nursing Education. I agree with his thoughts that nurses should be patient-centered. The should have compassion, respect, and dignity for the patients while delivering healthcare.
While reading Napier’s post, I realized that he has also recognized employee staffing as an area that should be taken into consideration. In his post, he has discussed the methodology used in their unit to address the issue of staffing. He argues that patient safety can be promoted through proper staffing methodology. His narration on the staffing methodology is carried out at their unit has captured my attention. I believe their initiative should be applied to other health facilities to enhance quality healthcare. The plan is simple but effective, whereby data is collected at each unit to determine the number of nurses available for allocation. However, he states that sometimes the administration might fail to approve their plans, and this causes resentment from nurses.
Also, Napier has mentioned challenges caused by improper staffing and a lack of leadership support. I agree with him that nurses working in institutions with inadequate staffing have low morale and negative attitudes. It makes me understand why they are likely to deliver poor healthcare to patients. Lastly, Napier concludes by stating all units at the hospitals should work in collaboration to end the issue of staffing. I find his conclusion appealing and inspirational.