First I would like to be employed by a long term care facility. I feel a serious reportable event from the 2011 list that is important for a long term care facility is the death or serious injury by a device provided in the health care setting being utilized in an improper manner or not properly maintained for the proper utilization of the device, devices are utilized in a long term care setting on a daily basis to help with lifting and a multitude of aspects of patient care in a long term care facility. Mistakes can happen with medication and devices in any health care setting. Another serious reportable event from the 2011 list that is important to a long term care facility is when a pressure ulcer is acquired after being admitted into the long term care facility and characterized as a stage 3 or stage 4. A pressure ulcer is an avoidable occurrence when the patient is being moved and rearranged in a timely manner or being cleaned up properly after accidents that can occur (National,
First I would like to be employed by a long term care facility. I feel a serious reportable event from the 2011 list that is important for a long term care facility is the death or serious injury by a device provided in the health care setting being utilized in an improper manner or not properly maintained for the proper utilization of the device, devices are utilized in a long term care setting on a daily basis to help with lifting and a multitude of aspects of patient care in a long term care facility. Mistakes can happen with medication and devices in any health care setting. Another serious reportable event from the 2011 list that is important to a long term care facility is when a pressure ulcer is acquired after being admitted into the long term care facility and characterized as a stage 3 or stage 4. A pressure ulcer is an avoidable occurrence when the patient is being moved and rearranged in a timely manner or being cleaned up properly after accidents that can occur (National,