scholarly journals Second life in healthcare education: Virtual environment's potential to improve patient safety

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Education ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
Improve Patient

Research has shown that a large portion of healthcare cost is due to medical errors. There are many factors that cause medical errors but one major factor is linked to healthcare professionals who are not adequately trained with the appropriate skills. Virtual environments and simulations are being used to help improve training in many different areas, including the healthcare profession. This paper explores the usage of Second Life in healthcare education and its ability to improve patient safety. The conclusion is that much progress and development still needs to be made before Second Life will make a significant impact on improved patient safety through healthcare education. There is a need to make the virtual environment more realistic to adequately train healthcare professionals.

scholarly journals Safety Performance in Acute Medical Care: A Qualitative, Explorative Study on the Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1543
Author(s):  
Lina Heier ◽  
Donia Riouchi ◽  
Judith Hammerschmidt ◽  
Nikoloz Gambashidze ◽  
Andreas Kocks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Work Environment Factors ◽  
Improve Patient

Healthcare professionals need specific safety performance skills in order to maintain and improve patient safety. The purpose of this study is to get a deeper understanding of healthcare professionals’ perspective in acute care on the topic of safety performance. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Healthcare professionals working in nursing were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Using content analyzing, categories were identified which present aspects of safety performance; subcategories were developed deductively. A total of 23 healthcare professionals were interviewed, of which 15 were registered nurses, five were nursing students and three were pedagogical personnel. Nine (39.1%) were <30 years old, 17 (73.9%) were female, and 9 (39.1%) had a leadership function. Results highlight the importance of safety performance as a construct of occupational health rather than of patient safety, and the role of the organization, as well as the self-responsibility of healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals should be more conscious of their role, have a deeper understanding of the interaction of individual, team, patient, organization and work environment factors.

scholarly journals Leveraging IT to Improve Patient Safety

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
D.E. Garets ◽  
T.J. Handler ◽  
M.J. Ball
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Military ◽  
Improve Patient

Abstract:Medical errors and issues of patient safety are hardly new phenomena. Even during the dawn of medicine, Hippocrates counselled new physicians “to above all else do no harm.” In the United States, efforts to improve the quality of healthcare can be seen in almost every decade of the last century. In the early 1900s, Dr. Ernest Codman failed in his efforts to get fellow surgeons to look at the outcomes of their cases. In the 1970s, there was an outcry that the military allowed an almost blind surgeon to continue to practice and even transferred him to the prestigious Walter Reed Hospital. More recently, two reports by the Institute of Medicine caught the attention of the media, the American public, and the healthcare industry. To Err Is Human highlights the need to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, and Crossing The Quality Chasm calls for a new health system to provide quality care for the 21st century.

A Patient Reported Approach to Identify Medical Errors and Improve Patient Safety in the Emergency Department

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth W. Glickman ◽  
Abhi Mehrotra ◽  
Christopher M. Shea ◽  
Celeste Mayer ◽  
Jeffrey Strickler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Improve Patient

Herbal medicines

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Wiffen ◽  
Marc Mitchell ◽  
Melanie Snelling ◽  
Nicola Stoner
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
General Information ◽  
Chinese Herbs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Potential Interactions ◽  
Improve Patient

This chapter is aimed at all healthcare professionals, patients, and the general public to provide a brief insight to the importance of herbal medicines. The six sections provide a summary into the efficacy, general information relating to commonly used herbal medicines and Chinese herbs, including side effects and potential interactions with other medicines and surgical considerations that should improve patient safety. New to this edition is a section aimed at healthcare providers on sourcing evidence for herbal medicines enquiries from patients and the public.

scholarly journals Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic ◽  
Jelena Culej ◽  
Anja Jokic ◽  
Marija Bozovic ◽  
Irena Kocijan
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
Serous Fluid ◽  
Fluid Analysis ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Total Testing Process ◽  
Improve Patient

Extravascular body fluids (EBF) analysis can provide useful information in the differential diagnosis of conditions that caused their accumulation. Their unique nature and particular requirements accompanying EBF analysis need to be recognized in order to minimize possible negative implications on patient safety. This recommendation was prepared by the members of the Working group for extravascular body fluid samples (WG EBFS). It is designed to address the total testing process and clinical significance of tests used in EBF analysis. The recommendation begins with a chapter addressing validation of methods used in EBF analysis, and continues with specific recommendations for serous fluids analysis. It is organized in sections referring to the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phase with specific recommendations presented in boxes. Its main goal is to assist in the attainment of national harmonization of serous fluid analysis and ultimately improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes. This recommendation is intended to all laboratory professionals performing EBF analysis and healthcare professionals involved in EBF collection and processing. Cytological and microbiological evaluations of EBF are beyond the scope of this document.

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