Risk Reduction

Question 1

Option #1: Risk Reduction: Preventing Wrong-Site Surgeries

First, read the description of the wrong-site surgery event in Critical Concept 8.2 and the root causes identified by the team who conducted the RCA.

Then, conduct a literature review and internet search for risk reduction strategies aimed at preventing wrong-site surgeries.

For this assignment, you will write a memo addressed to the Chief Nursing Officer. Explain and justify four to six specific strategies that could best prevent a similar event from occurring.

The memo should be well-written and meet the following requirements:

• Two pages (single-spaced) in length
• Include at least three references from the peer-reviewed articles.

Question 2

The iHuman assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning. Material from the iHuman cases may be present in the quizzes, the midterm exam, and the final exam.

This week, complete the case titled “Erin Bradley.”

Apply information from the iHuman Case Study to answer the following questions:

• What is the CC in this case study? What are important questions to ask the patient to formulate the history of present illness and what did the patient tell you?
• What components of the physical exam are important to review in this case? What are pertinent positive and negative physical exam findings to help you formulate your diagnosis?
• Which differential diagnosis is to be considered with this case study? What was your final diagnosis?