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Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service
Organisation
The case is based on a patient named Daisy who is an old woman with 85
years of age and get admitted to the healthcare organisation. She was
suffering from the problem of chest infection and Bilateral lower pneumonia
with history of other health issue as well. The patient has a medical history of
COPD, Bowel cancer, Hypercholesterolaemia, Osteoarthritis and
hypertension. However, patient stays in an aged care facility with low
standard since past 5 years after her husband's death. Daisy has a son and a
daughter who prefers to stay separately with their own families. She has very
serious condition because it is not possible for her to move without any
support because she use to move with her family members and taxis at every
time of their outing. The 'Governance for Safety and Quality in Health
Service Organisation' is a standard that get breach by associated care
practitioners of Daisy.
Clinical issueIntroduction
Considering the clinical issue, it has been recommended that to
focus on information provided by family of patient and consider it while
providing care. It is suggested to make strict policies in care homes for
professionals so that they cannot repeat the behaviour of negligence in case
of daisy.
Recommendations
The clinical issue related to case of Daisy include the care
practitioners did not check patient's condition after 2 a.m. due which
situation become more critical and complicated. She has a problem of
Bilateral lower pneumonia and chest infection but carers do not give
attention to her by ignoring reminder of patient's daughter regarding her
unstable health status.
According to the given issue, it is required to kept patient under
observation for 24 hours and provide medications on time. It is necessary
to consider views of family for patient care and remain careful towards her
until the condition becomes permanently stable.
Best practice for clinical issue