Case Study 2: Human and Organizational Factors and Patient S…

Case Study 2: Human and Organizational Factors and Patient Safety

Review this website and watch the video of Julie Thao’s story:

Guidelines

Paper length expectation 3-5 pages.

1. What specific safety guidelines did Julie not follow? (2 points)

2. What processes should have been in place to have prevented this “human error” from occurring? (provide references to support your suggestions) 3 points

3. Could an error like this occur in your work setting? What safety practices are in place at your institution to prevent such a human error? (2 points)

4. The hospital abandoned Julie- do you agree with their decision? If this situation happened at your institution, would the nurse be fired and abandoned like Julie was? As a nurse leader, what would you do to support (or not support) a Julie? (3 points)

10 points (APA/writing will be considered in each section)