Healthcare Case Study: Analyzing Patient Care and Governance Failures

This case study examines the healthcare provided to an 85-year-old patient named Daisy, who suffers from Bilateral lower pneumonia and chest infection, along with a medical history of COPD, Bowel cancer, Hypercholesterolaemia, Osteoarthritis and hypertension. The assignment highlights the clinical issues arising from the negligence of care practitioners, who failed to monitor the patient's condition and address the concerns raised by her daughter. The case study emphasizes the breach of 'Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service Organisation' standards. Recommendations include focusing on family input, implementing stricter policies in care homes, and ensuring continuous patient monitoring. The study provides an analysis of the patient's condition, the failures in patient care, and suggestions for improving healthcare governance to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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