Basic safety design principles

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Michael proceeds to check on his second patient, Mr. Baker. As he walks in the room, he finds Mr. Baker on the floor and alert. Mr. Baker tells Michael that he fell trying to get into the bed because the bed rolled away. Michael notes that the locks for the bed were not engaged. There is no call light in the room. The monitor is turned off. Mr. Baker does not have an identification armband on. There is an identification band on the bedside table, but it does not belong to Mr. Baker. Michael checks the IV fluid infusing and discovers that the name on the IV bag is the same as the identification armband on the bedside table.

Basic Safety Design Principles

Basic safety design principles help to reduce risk of harm. Examples of these include error-proofing, safeguards, and training.

Select one of the safety design principles and explain how it applies to Mrs. Wallace and Mr. Baker.

Discuss the benefits of using reporting system processes to understand causes of error and improve patient outcomes.

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