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    The document discusses a problem solving process to address issues with medication card use at a hospital. It outlines the following problem: medication cards were not always being utilized properly, resulting in some patients not receiving the correct medications at the right time. Three alternative courses of action are proposed: 1) Have healthcare team members always check medication cards and use them properly; 2) Assign a staff nurse to check all medication cards; 3) Assign the group to check all medication cards from patient charts during shifts. The group chose the first alternative to minimize time delays and ensure better patient care through proper medication administration.

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    The document discusses a problem solving process to address issues with medication card use at a hospital. It outlines the following problem: medication cards were not always being utilized properly, resulting in some patients not receiving the correct medications at the right time. Three alternative courses of action are proposed: 1) Have healthcare team members always check medication cards and use them properly; 2) Assign a staff nurse to check all medication cards; 3) Assign the group to check all medication cards from patient charts during shifts. The group chose the first alternative to minimize time delays and ensure better patient care through proper medication administration.

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    CENTRAL LUZON DOCTORS’ HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

    San Pablo, Tarlac City


    COLLEGE OF NURSING

    RLE ON LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (Staffing)


    PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS
    Date: February 9, 2010 Area: Concepcion District Hospital
    General Objective: To utilize skills in leadership and management for the enhancement of goal
    in the delivery of better care for all patients.

    STATEMENT OF ANALYSIS ALTERNATIVE


    IMPLEMENTATI
    PROBLEM (Scientific and COURSE OF RATIONALE EVALUATION
    ON
    AND CUES Situational) ACTION

    The need to Medication card is A. Ask any of > Plan C was chosen This could Effectiveness:
    enhance the a tool use in every the health because it is the most minimize the Was I able to provide
    practice of using nurses’ station efficient and feasible time in better care for my
    care team to
    medication card in which helps in for the group checking patient
    supporting the always
    meeting the 1st five and giving
    “10” rights of rights of medication check >Each member will
    medication Yes__√__ No____
    medication check the
    medication administration of the
    medications of their Efficiency:
    administration. (RIGHT client, card and use patient.
    patients from the Was I able to attain
    medication, it wisely chart in every shift. Could assure in
    Cues: dosage, route, the my objective using
    >some medications time, assessment, B. Assign a >Write all prevention the most economical
    of patients were not documentation, staff nurse medications in the of incidence means.
    written in a refuse, education to check all medication card of time
    medication card including client’s Yes_√___ No____
    and evaluation). It is medication delaying
    >some medication designed with name , drug name, regarding
    card of his Appropriateness:
    cards were not corresponding dosage, route and medication
    clients. frequency Was my chosen
    located on its colours depending administrati
    alternative course of

    1 Staffing | PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS | Prepared by: Santos, Marc Jayson S. GROUP 15
    proper rotation with on time frequency. C. Assign the > If an R.O.D. on action appropriate?
    respect to time group to ordered new For the
    frequency medication during prevention Yes_√____ No____
    check all the
    >staff nurses as well the shift. Write it of possible
    medications down on the
    as student nurses drug
    are having hard Situational: from the medication card
    resistance
    again place it in its
    Acceptability:
    time in checking Immediate:nonutili chart of their Finally, this
    proper rotation in the Was my plan of
    medication zation client during could help in action acceptable by
    m.card container.
    especially when the of medication the the provision the other members of
    chart is not card endorsemen >Once all medication of bringing health care team?
    available Intermediate:unav t and for cards were updated. better health
    >some patients ailabili- It can now be used as to client. Yes__√___ No____
    every newly
    were not given the ty of adequate reference in checking
    right time in resources in made orders the due medications Adequacy:
    receiving their due making of R.O.D. of every client. Where my resources
    medications. medication card adequate?
    >If there is a due
    >there is a risk of Root cause:
    meds bring the Yes_√____ No____
    developing drug Insufficient
    medication card upon
    resistance resources
    administering the
    medication then after
    the administration
    bring back the
    medication card on
    its proper rotation.

    >Counter sign the


    chart.

    2 Staffing | PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS | Prepared by: Santos, Marc Jayson S. GROUP 15

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