Question

Describe these four potential benefits: And how it impacts nursing care (500 words)

–Healthcare quality

–Decreased costs

– Reduction in medical errors

– Improved patient safety / outcomes

Answer 1

*HEALTH CARE QUALITY-IT MEANS "PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY IN AN AFFORDABLE COST, SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE AND TREATMENT. *IMPACT ON NURSING CARE _The nursing care meets the patient Expectations. _Quality of health care can measured by the Satisfaction of the patient. _ The main providers of high quality care is done by the Nurses. _ The nurses Observation Skill can important role in providing high quality health care. _Nurses can Identify the patient problem, Manage Physical needs, and Prevent illness. _Monitoring and Decision making power of nurses help to provide High quality care. _Nurses are more Focused on Patient care. *DECREASED COST _DECREASED COST OF HEALTH CARE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE OF EVERY PEOPLE ESPECIALLY FOR POOR ECONOMY. *IMPACT ON NURSING _Nurses can Reduce the Cost in Health care system by:Waste Reducing, Create Adequate staff to Avoid Overtime duty. _Nurses are the Responsible person for Effective use of Medicine and reduce the waste. _Nurses are Able to do Cost_Conscious Care. _ Ensuring the Nurses about the nursing Department Stay on Budget. _Sending and Keeping information in Electronic Format. *REDUCTION IN MEDICAL ERRORS IS BY : REDUCE ERRORS IN DIAGNOSIS, AVOID DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION OF MEDICATION ERRORS, INFECTION,AND USE OF BAD DEVICE. *NURSES IMPACT _ The nurses must Follow Proper procedures for Medicine administration _Follow Rights of Medicine administration. _Accurate documentation is more IMPORTANT in reducing medication errors. *IMPROVED PATIENT SAFETY _Nurses are responsible for ensure patient safety. _Reduce medication errors _Prevention of patient from falls by using side rails. _Avoid injury to the patient. __Identify the correct patient. _Safety on High alert Medication _Reduce the risk of Health care Associated Infection _ Effective communication is fir ensuring Psychosocial safety.