manage patient’s safety risks
Discussion two,
Risk assessment creates a way for hospitals identify and manage patient’s safety risks. The goal of risk assessment in a hospital is to limit or eliminate as much patient risk as possible. There are stages for a hospital risk team to follow for proper risk assessment, they are; identifying the hazards, evaluating the associated risks, controlling the risks & re-evaluating. These stages are extremely important when documenting risk assessment and trying to eliminate risks. When risks to a patient are noticed/detected, they need to be reported so they can be documented and assessed. Once assessed preventative measures should be put in place so it doesn’t reoccur. Feedback from patients is also important, sometimes they see more than hospital staff would see. It is important for a hospital to have feedback forms for patients to fill out in case of an at risk moment is noticed and that information goes through the proper chain of command.
Discussion three,
In settings such as a hospital or medical clinic, the public eye would assume that these particular communities are one of the safest buildings to be in during a disaster and you would think nonetheless that it will also have the minimalist in crimes. However, during disasters such as the terrorist attacks in the fall of 2001 to the earthquake in Haiti in early 2010 these mass casualties have caused hospitals to become victims as well and are known to consume their resources and be reduced in providing care to patients. In addition, many other forces have their own security tasks to assure and assess their own individual vulnerabilities, threats, and risks upon identification, which is why nearly every town has a police force. These forces will be of use to any situation they are to come across in the area and to evaluate how to care for these incidents (Reilly, 2011 p 276). Therefore, by discussing the hospitals security and defense it will be of necessary use in protecting the physical infrastructure within the medical setting and allows healthcare facilities to continue to provide the resources for patient care and delivery (Reilly, 2011 p 272).
