Question

Susan Jones, 76-year old patient with COPD is admitted to the ICU. Mr Jones is placed on Mechanical ventilator to assist with her breathing. After 2 days on the ventilator,Mrs Jones is extubated and then transferred to medical-surgical unit. The medication regimen is adjusted during hospitalization. Mrs Jones is discharged home after 6 days. She and her family are pleased with care she received in the hospital.

qn 1 describe the quality performance tool that may be used to demonstrate that the care and treatment rendered are both cost-efficient and of high quality

Qn 2. Describe the quality performance tools that may be used to demonstrate that the nursing care utilized evidence based care and high quality resulting in patient satisfaction and good patient outcomes

Answer 1

1. By the given scenario , we can understand that Mrs Susan Jones received a high quality of care. She got discharged from the hospital within a week indicates that she doesn't develop any infection or hospital aquired infection or any complication. There by we understood that she received good quality of treatment and high quality of nursing care. 76 years old patient with COPD who is on mechanical ventilator is having high chances of getting infection. But because of high quality care , she got extubated after 2 days. After extubation she shifted to medical surgical unit indicates cost efficient care.Because ICU stay will cost more. In medical surgical unit she got good medical and nursing care. During hospitalization medication regimen is adjusted. Patient and her family are pleased with care she received in the hospital indicates that they are completely satisfied with the treatment and care. Patient and family satisfaction is very important to identify the high quality of care.

2. Hand hygiene is very much important in health care setting to avoid the spreading of infection. Mrs Susan Jones discharged from the hospital after 6 days without any infection. Practicing regular hand hygiene is very important in rendering high quality of nursing care. By the given scenario we understood that the nurses practiced regular hand hygiene. So that she discharged without any complication. Only patient get satisfied , when they receive a good treatment and caring health care personnel. All the health care personnel and nurses rendered a high quality of care and showed a caring environment. Mrs Susan Jones health status is improved and she had a good prognosis. This results in patient satisfaction and good patient outcomes.