The Patient Perspective
The patient or patient advocate is often thefirst person to detect or suspect a problem with the care or treatment thepatient is receiving. In addition, he or she may have useful information aboutthe onset of symptoms, previous medical history, or other details important forthe health care provider to know. A patient who is active in his or her careimproves the quality of that care and can protect his or her own safety.
To prepare for this Discussion:
· Review the “Speak Up” materials and other Learning Resources.
· Locate two reputable resources about the role of patients inprotecting their own safety.
· Revisit the case study you identified in Week 1.
Post by Day 4 a brief description of your chosen case study. Using the”Speak Up” materials and the two resources you identified,suggest questions the patient or patient advocate could have asked that mighthave prevented or minimized the harm suffered by the patient. Explain how thosequestions might have influenced the outcome. Then, identify any possiblebarriers discouraging the patient or patient advocate from questioning theprovider. Barriers may include cultural, generational, or other issues.
Support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resourcesand/or additional sources, as appropriate. Your citations must be in APAformat. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Studentstoensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.
This was my work from week one
Newly born babies are generallymistreated because of common name problem like baby girl or baby boy. At a timeseveral babies are born in a hospital and the process of giving same name attheir batch is a big problem, as often babies are lost or wrong treated.
IOMSix Dimensions of U.S. Health
IOM six dimensions of US healthcare give a proper guideline to treat the patient for utmost benefit. Sixdimensions are given as follows:
· Safe: Medication or treatment given topatient should be safe which require proper details about the patient. Ifpatient is misidentified then he or she will be mistreated.
· Effective: Effectiveness of the medicalservices will be affected if given to a wrong patient as all the babies looksimilar after birth and it becomes highly difficult to remember the patient.
· Patient Centered: Medication should be given onlyafter proper analysis of the patient as every patient is different but a filecontaining wrong baby name can be problematic.
· Timely: Treatment to the needy baby mightnot be given on time if he or she is misidentified.
· Efficient: Efficiency of the staff is highlyaffected as a wrong treatment will create a great mess for both the babies.
· Equitable: Equal treatment or every genderor race should be given.
In the above case the mostsignificant dimension is “Time” and “Efficiency”, as if theparents are timely informed about the mess which can happen they can decide aname before delivery. And, if the staff could have been efficient then theywould have already thought a way for it. The medical error here could have beenprevented by adopting a naming system, medical organization could have alreadyget the babies name on paper before delivery, one for baby girl and other babyboy, optional names could be taken in case of twins.
