The National Health and Safety Standards that have not been observed in Betty's care are the following: The Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service Organisations, The Partnering with Consumers, Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections, The Medication Safety, The Clinical Handover, The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls Standards.
The purpose of Standard 1: Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service Organisations is to establish consolidated managing processes that keep and augment the integrity and quality of patient care resulting in positive patient outcomes. This standard has been breached as this is known as the fundamental standard which outlines all the requirements that determine the successful application of all other NSQHS Standards. This works in collaboration with Standard 2: Partnering with Consumers. Upon Betty's arrival at the Emergency Department, the attending staff failed to …show more content…
To achieve this goal, governance, and systems for medication safety; documentation of patient information; medication management processes; continuity of medication management; and communicating with patients and carers were established (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2012). In Betty's case, there was poor continuity of medication management. Betty's doctor has failed to document her medications on the medication chart.
Standard 6: Clinical Handover aims to enhance communication of clinical handover in all healthcare settings. Healthcare service organisations ensure that patients and carers are included in clinical handover while utilising documented and structured processes. In Betty's case, there was a lack of communication between wards about her regular