Nursing excellent and compentencies
You are the nurse manager of a dialysis unit that is located within" rel="nofollow">in a 500-bed hospital. There are in" rel="nofollow">inpatients and outpatients who receive services in" rel="nofollow">in your department. You have a staff consistin" rel="nofollow">ing of registered nurses (RNs) and patient care technicians. You and your staff also collaborate with other disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing social workers, nutritionists, and pharmacists. A large percentage of your patients are Native Americans who live in" rel="nofollow">in your community or on a nearby reservation. The unit is generally staffed with 1 RN for 3 patients and 2 patient care technicians, with an average of 18 patients per day receivin" rel="nofollow">ing services The hospital has been in" rel="nofollow">in the community for over 100 years and has a strong reputation for medical care. There is generally good communication and cooperation between the staff on the unit and for staff between departments; however, there have recently been a lot of ill calls, and staff has been asked to work overtime in" rel="nofollow">in all departments throughout the hospital. Because there are outpatients who receive services in" rel="nofollow">in your department, the department is located on the first floor of the hospital that is quite a distance from the in" rel="nofollow">inpatient part of the hospital.One of your patients recently required a blood transfusion. The patient experienced a hemolytic transfusion reaction, which is a sentin" rel="nofollow">inel event. As one of your responsibilities related to quality and performance improvement, you must now lead the root cause analysis.
Discuss the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: Successful root cause analyses require an in" rel="nofollow">interdisciplin" rel="nofollow">inary process. What components of the root cause analysis will you in" rel="nofollow">include? Make sure to in" rel="nofollow">include a comprehensive review in" rel="nofollow">in your analysis. Identify at least 2 other disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines that will be on your team for the root cause analysis and the rationale for in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing them. What questions will you ask the team members in" rel="nofollow">in conductin" rel="nofollow">ing this analysis?