Unit 9 Assignment: Social Beings Isaac D James HS290 Associates Capstone Health Science Purdue Global University Professor Richard Orona 06 Aug 2024.

Social Beings Humans are social beings, whether it be through everyday connections developed through bonds of friendship and familiarity or the overwhelming cuteness of an animal; most people will experience at least one moment of socialization every day. This extends into, but is not limited to, the moments they find themselves inside a hospital room. In the lives of some, those four walls can be the most terrifying thing on this earth, as for others, it may be an area of comfort and joy. In this essay, I will describe multiple social factors throughout the healthcare environment that help improve the …show more content…
Their presence and actions are not just functional within the facility, but they are the backbone of the local community's well-being. Their efforts enhance the patient experience and ensure better long-term outcomes. However, it's important to remember that each person inside the facility holds within them the potential to cause patient harm. This is a stark reality emphasized in nearly every major hospital of the modern day, and a program called TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) is taught throughout hospitals in the DOD to equip each member with the foundational skills of working as a team and preventing patient harm. TeamSTEPPS is a program that began in 2005 to aid in using a collaborative training model that allowed each member of an incoming healthcare team to be introduced to improved safety practices and the overall culture of a facility (King et al., 2008). This allows for the entire faculty to be educated on appropriate and inappropriate behaviors between the staff and their patients. With each staff member following an established program for steady growth as a team, patients can feel better led by those they care for. In the most