NR360 Week 4: Workarounds and Their Implications for Patient Safety
- 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?
- 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.
SOLUTION
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Workarounds are shortcut approaches taken by nurses for delivering prompt care during situational demands (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018). These are used for quick problem-solving and improvising in demanding situations. For example, I performed workaround in my own workplace when the computer systems at my unit suddenly broke which made staff and nurses………..please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5
