Accredidation Standards

This was a great unit to end on, as it is the material that we are covering for our Group Project.  We are looking at never events, and this helped to put me in the right mindset for the project.  I was wanting to be able to learn more about never events and sentinel events, and to learn what the difference.  I also was interested to learn more about National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) and how they play a role in patient safety.  It was good to see how big a role the NPSGs play in helping to safeguard our patients. 

The activities were very good at helping to see the importance of patient safety and how I would do things for my patients.  Many of us in the discussion chose to look at the basics of patient safety in looking at the NPSG that we would choose to begin in our unit if we were looking at the basics.  The critical thinking was another way that we provide the best care to our patients.  The HCAHPS are a way that we are viewed by our patients.  When I attempted to get the best scores, judged by myself, it was actually pretty hard to do.  I will have to look at the way that I do things and make sure that I am providing the best care possible.  It is a bit disheartening to know that the hospital only gets reimbursed for the top choices and not at least a little bit for the others.  It is nearly impossible to quell expectations, but it is a task that I look forward to undertaking.  This was a great unit that helped me to see the way that patient safety can be managed and how never events and sentinel events play a role in the way that we care for our patients and watch over them.