The five characteristics of high-reliability organizations have assisted leaders in providing safer, more appropriate patient care services. A team recently made the decision to replace existing blood glucose monitoring equipment in the outpatient, inpatient, surgical, and emergency departments with new equipment. The replacement was less costly and believed to be of higher quality in data management. However, problems with accuracy and equipment failure were identified within two weeks in the inpatient and surgical areas. In this situation, more than 50 patients had received inappropriate insulin management. NSG5320 principles of a high-reliability organization
- Consider the five principles of a high-reliability organization. Analyze this scenario in terms of the principles.
- Which principles were followed?
- What changes should be made to improve operations?
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