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Critical Decision Making for Providers: Nursing Assignment

   

Added on  2020-05-16

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Running head- NURSING ASSIGNMENTCase Scenario on Critical Decision Making for ProvidersName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1NURSING ASSIGNMENTMike works as a lab technician and is late for his work. He had received warnings fromhis supervisor on prior occasions regarding termination of job on being late. Upon arrival, henotices spill at the reception floor. However, taking steps to manage the spill would result infurther delay to his job. This results in a dilemma whether he should clean up the spill and be latein clocking or not wait for it to be cleaned since it has occurred in a different work area.The patients might be safeguarded from falls if Mike takes the initiative to clean up thefloor. This can be done by calling the supervisor. However, Mike is afraid of losing his job dueto delay in reporting, if he spends time in cleaning the floor. Ignoring the spill and proceeding toclock in the job results in a failure in reporting the incident. On visiting a patient to collectclinical information, he leans that the concerned patient suffered a fall on the wet lobby thatresulted in a broken hip. Failure to report the problem therefore created a negative impact on apatient, which in turn made the latter suffer due to the fall. Another possible consequence is thatthe patients have begun to question the safety provisions of the hospital that might bring downthe reputation of the organization.Wet floors are a risk factor for in-patient falls (Kim, Hsiao & Simeonov, 2013). Spills onthe floor made it slippery that increases the likelihood of falls. It might have resulted in adverseeffects, namely, head injuries, fractures, serious injuries, or even death. Clinical guidelinessuggest emphasise on promotion of patient safety by use of methods that prevent, reduce andreport errors in order to prevent these adverse events. Such adverse health outcomes associatedwith falls thereby violate patient safety norms (Sokas et al., 2013).This incident has potential litigation risks due to the fact that it directly affected thehealth of a patient that led to a hip fracture, thereby worsening the health condition. It might
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